Turkey Hatchery ISSN: 1949-1964 Released September 12, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Eggs in Incubators on September 1 Down 3 Percent from Last Year Turkey eggs in incubators on September 1, 2025 in the United States totaled 23.9 million, down 3 percent from September 1, 2024. Eggs in incubators were down 4 percent from the August 1, 2025 total of 24.9 million eggs. Poults Hatched During August Down 1 Percent from Last Year Turkey poults hatched during August 2025 in the United States totaled 21.2 million, down 1 percent from August 2024. Poults hatched were up 6 percent from the July 2025 total of 20.1 million poults. Net Poults Placed During August Down 1 Percent from Last Year The 20.5 million net poults placed during August 2025 in the United States were down 1 percent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Net poult placements were up 3 percent from the July 2025 total of 19.9 million. Eggs in Incubators and Poults Hatched by Month - United States: 2023-2026 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Eggs in incubators first of month: Percent of : Poults hatched entire month : Percent of Month :---------------------------------: :---------------------------------: : 2024-2025 : 2025-2026 : previous year : 2023-2024 : 2024-2025 : previous year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ 1,000 eggs ----- percent ----- 1,000 poults ---- percent : September ........: 24,729 23,942 97 21,571 20,276 94 October ..........: 25,083 22,665 21,059 93 November .........: 24,822 21,684 20,899 96 December .........: 24,518 21,002 20,400 97 January ..........: 24,676 22,128 21,315 96 February .........: 25,058 19,946 19,826 99 March ............: 24,256 21,570 21,060 98 April ............: 24,947 20,976 20,087 96 May ..............: 24,718 21,306 21,260 100 June .............: 24,230 19,639 20,637 105 July .............: 23,865 20,281 20,119 99 August ...........: 24,891 21,493 21,243 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Poult Placements by Month - United States: 2023-2025 [Includes imports and excludes exports.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Total all breeds : Percent of : Cumulative total : Percent of Month :---------------------------------: :---------------------------------: : 2023-2024 : 2024-2025 : previous year : 2023-2024 : 2024-2025 : previous year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 poults ---- percent ----- 1,000 poults ----- percent : September ........: 19,091 18,030 94 19,091 18,030 94 October ..........: 20,895 19,510 93 39,986 37,540 94 November .........: 20,043 19,235 96 60,029 56,775 95 December .........: 19,728 19,086 97 79,757 75,861 95 January ..........: 20,058 19,680 98 99,815 95,541 96 February .........: 18,236 18,033 99 118,051 113,574 96 March ............: 19,843 19,424 98 137,894 132,998 96 April ............: 19,716 18,956 96 157,610 151,954 96 May ..............: 19,929 19,884 100 177,539 171,838 97 June .............: 18,875 19,818 105 196,414 191,656 98 July .............: 20,171 19,946 99 216,585 211,602 98 August ...........: 20,693 20,540 99 237,278 232,142 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for turkey hatchery estimates are collected from all known turkey hatcheries. Individual NASS regional field offices maintain a list of all known turkey hatcheries and use known sources of hatcheries to update their lists. Approximately 30 hatcheries in 17 states are contacted each month. All known turkey hatcheries hatching 15,000 or more poults annually are mailed a questionnaire as close to the first of the month as possible. Adequate time is given to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting. Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all hatcheries are accounted for in the estimate. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations were estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS regional field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and United States totals. Only United States level estimates are published due to the limited number of hatcheries involved. The Net Poult Placement data include imported poults and exclude exported poults. Cumulative net poult placements beginning on September 1 and ending on August 31 are shown in the monthly Turkey Hatchery report. This time period corresponds with the placements of poults which will reach maturity and be available for slaughter during the calendar year. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. Revisions to the previous month are published in the monthly Turkey Hatchery report, while annual revisions are published in the Hatchery Production - Annual Summary report in April. Reliability: Turkey hatchery estimates are based on a census of all known operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for turkey eggs in incubators on the first day of the month over the past 24 months is 2.4 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 23.9 million eggs by more than 2.4 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 4.1 percent. Reliability of September Turkey Hatchery Estimates [Based on data for the past 24 months] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate :square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------ Item : : : : : : Months : : : : : :--------------------------- : : :Average :Smallest:Largest :Below latest :Above latest ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent -------- 1,000 ------- ---- number ---- : Eggs in incubators ................: 2.4 4.1 407 12 2,081 11 13 : Poults hatched ....................: 1.3 2.2 208 1 495 7 17 : Net poult placements ..............: 1.5 2.6 208 10 743 11 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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