HDR1012000150070117951500Turkeys HDR2012000150070117951500Turkeys Narrative Released January 17, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to Turkeys Raised in 1993-94 and Intentions to Raise in 1995. Turkeys Raised in 1994 Up Fractionally Turkeys raised in the United States during 1994 totaled 289 million, up fractionally from the 288 million turkeys raised during 1993. North Carolina ranked first in the number raised with 60.0 million, followed by Minnesota with 41.5 million; Arkansas with 25.0 million; Virginia with 22.0 million; California with 21.0 million; Missouri with 20.5 million; and Indiana with 14.0 million. These States accounted for 71 percent of the turkeys produced in the United States during 1994. Turkey Growers Plan 3 Percent Increase in 1995 Turkey growers in the 20 major producing States intend to raise 3 percent more turkeys in 1995 than in 1994 and 1993. Intentions for the top 7 producing States compared with 1994 are as follows: North Carolina, up 11 percent; Minnesota, down 1 percent; Arkansas, unchanged; Virginia, up 7 percent; California, unchanged; Missouri, down 2 percent; and Indiana up 3 percent. The number of turkeys actually raised in 1995 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 3-2 (1-95) HDR2012000150070117951500Number Raised by Selected States Turkeys: Number Raised by Selected States and United States in 1993 and 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number : 1994 State :-----------------------------------------------------: as % of : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : AR : 25,000 25,000 100 CA : 22,500 21,000 93 CO : 4,700 4,900 104 CT : 30 25 83 GA : 1,470 1,410 96 IL : 3,600 3,800 106 IN : 14,600 14,000 96 IA : 8,400 8,800 105 KS : 1,230 1,600 130 MD 1/ : 160 140 88 MA : 150 140 93 MN : 42,000 41,500 99 MO : 21,000 20,500 98 NE : 2,550 2,600 102 NH : 20 10 50 NJ : 90 85 94 NY : 480 500 104 NC : 61,000 60,000 98 ND : 1,150 1,100 96 OH : 5,600 6,000 107 OR : 520 2/ -- PA : 8,600 10,500 122 SC : 6,550 5,800 89 SD : 2,500 2,500 100 UT : 3,850 4,100 106 VA : 21,000 22,000 105 WV : 4,300 5,600 130 : Oth Sts 3/ : 24,600 25,415 103 : US : 287,650 289,025 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes DE. 2/ Included in Oth Sts. 3/ MI, OK, TX and WI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. HDR2012000150070117951500Death Loss by Geographic Division Turkeys: Death Loss by Geographic Division and United States, 1991-93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Young Turkeys Lost as a Percent of Geographic : Total Poults Placed Division :---------------------------------------------------- : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : E N Cent : 10 10 9 W N Cent : 10 10 10 N & S Atl : 9 9 8 S Cent : 9 10 11 West : 10 9 10 : US : 9.5 9.5 9.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HDR2012000150070117951500Number Raised in 1994 and Intentions Turkeys: Number Raised in 1994 and Intentions for 1995, Selected States and 20-State Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number : 1995 State :---------------------------------------------------: as % of : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 Head ---------- Percent : AR : 25,000 25,000 100 CA : 21,000 21,000 100 CO : 4,900 4,800 98 GA : 1,410 1,410 100 IN : 14,000 14,400 103 IA : 8,800 8,800 100 MN : 41,500 41,000 99 MO : 20,500 20,000 98 NC : 60,000 66,500 111 ND : 1,100 1,600 145 OH : 6,000 5,700 95 PA : 10,500 11,500 110 SC : 5,800 6,110 107 SD : 2,500 2,450 98 UT : 4,100 4,180 102 VA : 22,000 23,500 107 : Oth Sts 1/ : 2/ 2/ 101 : 20 State Total: 2/ 2/ 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ OK, OR, TX, and WI combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Other States and U.S. not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. Turkey Hatchery Production: Monthly Poult Placements, United States, 1992-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total All : Percent : Cumulative : Percent : Breeds : of : Total : of Month :---------------------: Previous:-----------------------: Previous : 1992-93 : 1993-94 : Year : 1992-93 : 1993-94 : Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : Sep : 21,622 21,262 98 21,622 21,262 98 Oct : 21,866 20,957 96 43,488 42,219 97 Nov : 22,091 23,778 108 65,579 65,997 101 Dec : 24,017 25,307 105 89,596 91,304 102 Jan : 24,606 25,358 103 114,202 116,662 102 Feb : 25,272 25,103 99 139,474 141,765 102 Mar : 27,733 28,384 102 167,207 170,149 102 Apr : 28,830 28,141 98 196,037 198,290 101 May : 27,995 29,493 105 224,032 227,783 102 Jun : 28,487 28,583 100 252,519 256,366 102 Jul : 28,663 28,204 98 281,182 284,570 101 Aug : 25,981 26,396 102 307,163 310,966 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Excludes exported poults. HDR2012000150070117951500Turkeys Raised Estimates 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 25, 1995. 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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