HDR1012000150070117961500Turkeys HDR2012000150070117961500Turkeys Narr. & Tables Released January 17, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Turkeys" call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Turkeys Raised in 1995 Up 2 Percent Turkeys raised in the United States during 1995 totaled 293 million, up 2 percent from the 287 million turkeys raised during 1994. North Carolina ranked first in the number raised with 61.2 million, followed by Minnesota with 40.5 million; Arkansas with 26.0 million; Virginia with 23.5 million; Missouri with 22.5 million; California with 22.0 million; and Indiana with 14.2 million. These States accounted for 72 percent of the turkeys produced in the United States during 1995. Turkey Growers Plan 6 Percent Increase in 1996 Turkey growers in the 20 major producing States intend to raise 6 percent more turkeys than in 1995 and 8 percent more than 1994. Intentions for the top 7 producing States compared with 1995 are as follows: North Carolina, up 3 percent; Minnesota, up 4 percent; Arkansas, up 15 percent; California, up 5 percent; Missouri, up 11 percent; Virginia, up 4 percent; and Indiana down 1 percent. The number of turkeys actually raised in 1996 may vary from growers' intentions shown in this report depending on feed costs, supply of hatching eggs, cost of poults, and prices growers receive for turkeys during the next few months. Pou 3-2 (1-96) Turkeys: Number Raised in 1994 and 1995 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 1995 State --------------------------------------------------: as % of : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Percent : AR : 25,000 26,000 104 CA : 21,000 22,000 105 CO : 4,900 4,300 88 CT : 20 15 75 GA : 1,410 1,450 103 IL : 3,800 3,600 95 IN : 14,000 14,200 101 IA : 8,800 8,000 91 KS : 1,600 1,600 100 MD 2/ : 140 160 114 MA : 140 105 75 MN : 41,500 40,500 98 MO : 20,500 22,500 110 NH : 15 17 113 NJ : 85 88 104 NY : 500 505 101 NC : 60,000 61,200 102 ND : 1,150 1,670 145 OH : 6,000 6,500 108 PA : 10,500 11,500 110 SC : 5,800 6,120 106 SD : 2,500 2,800 112 VT : 30 31 103 VA : 22,000 23,500 107 WV : 4,800 4,800 100 : Oth Sts 3/ : 30,415 29,465 97 : US : 286,605 292,626 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes DE. 3/ MI, NE, OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Turkeys: Death Loss by Geographic Division and United States, 1993-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Young Turkeys Lost as a Percent of Geographic : Total Poults Placed Division :---------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : E N Cent : 10 9 11 W N Cent : 10 10 11 N & S Atl : 9 8 11 S Cent : 10 11 12 West : 9 10 11 : US : 9.5 9.8 11.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Turkeys: Number Raised in 1995 and Intentions for 1996, Selected States and 20-State Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 1996 State :----------------------------------------------: as % of : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Percent : AR : 26,000 30,000 115 CA : 22,000 23,000 105 CO : 4,300 4,800 112 GA : 1,450 900 62 IN : 14,200 14,000 99 IA : 8,000 8,000 100 MN : 40,500 42,000 104 MO : 22,500 25,000 111 NC : 61,200 63,000 103 ND : 1,670 2,300 138 OH : 6,500 6,800 105 PA : 11,500 12,300 107 SC : 6,120 8,200 134 SD : 2,800 2,950 105 VA : 23,500 24,500 104 : Oth Sts 1/ : 2/ 2/ 99 : 20 State Total: 2/ 2/ 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ OK, OR, TX, UT, and WI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Other States and 20 State Total not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1993-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :----------------------: Previous :---------------------: Previous : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : Year : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------1,000------ Percent ------1,000------- Percent : Sep : 21,262 23,920 113 21,262 23,920 113 Oct : 20,957 23,517 112 42,219 47,437 112 Nov : 23,778 24,697 104 65,997 72,134 109 Dec : 25,307 25,621 101 91,304 97,755 107 Jan : 25,212 27,038 107 116,516 124,793 107 Feb : 25,037 25,943 104 141,553 150,736 106 Mar : 28,474 28,514 100 170,027 179,250 105 Apr : 28,351 26,906 95 198,378 206,156 104 May : 29,360 29,460 100 227,738 235,616 103 Jun : 28,704 29,916 104 256,442 265,532 104 Jul : 28,244 29,079 103 284,686 294,611 103 Aug : 26,331 27,145 103 311,017 321,756 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Excludes exported poults. Turkeys Raised Estimates Survey Procedures: Survey data for the turkeys raised estimate are collected from a list of contractors and independent growers during December. States use all known sources of producer names to ensure that the list is as complete as possible. Turkey producers are then contacted either by mail, telephone, or in person. Diligent effort is made to ensure that all operations are accounted for in the estimate. Estimation Procedures: Turkeys raised estimates include young turkeys intended for meat production, as well as breeder turkeys which reached maturity during the calendar year. These estimates exclude turkeys lost to disease or those destroyed. Placements of turkey poults from the Monthly Turkey Hatchery Survey provide the basis for the preliminary estimates published in August. Final estimates, published in January, use indications from the December Growers Survey in addition to updated hatchery data. Other indications for the final estimates are obtained from monthly slaughter totals and check-off data provided by individual State turkey or poultry associations. Generally, individual State data are not published if there are less than three operations in a State, or if any one operation has 60 percent or more of the total turkeys in the State. These data are combined into the "Other States" category. Reliability: Turkeys raised estimates are based on a census of known active producers and, therefore, have no sampling variability. However, estimates may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing of the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Revision Policy: Estimates for the previous year are subject to revision when preliminary raised estimates are made in August. Revisions are primarily based on updated hatchery and slaughter data, and at the U.S. level, are usually less than one-half of one percent of the final estimate published in January. Estimates are also reviewed after data from the Department of Commerce's five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions are made after that date. The next "Turkeys" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 26, 1996. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD). 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