Monthly US Turkey Hatchery Report
US - Turkey eggs in incubators down ten per cent, reports the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and eight per cent fewer poults were hatched in January 2009 than a year earlier.
17 February 2009
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Eggs in Incubators on February 1 Down 10 Per Cent from Last Year
Turkey eggs in incubators on February 1, 2009, in the United States totaled 28.4 million, down 10 per cent from February 1, 2008. Eggs in incubators were down 4 per cent from the January 1, 2009 total of 29.7 million eggs. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central down 11 per cent, West North Central down 8 per cent, North and South Atlantic down 5 per cent, and South Central and West down 28 per cent.
Poults Hatched During January Down 8 Per Cent from Last Year
Turkey poults hatched during January 2009, in the United States totaled 24.9 million, down 8 per cent from January 2008. Poults hatched were up 3 per cent from December 2008 total of 24.3 million poults. Regional changes from the previous year were: East North Central down 3 per cent, West North Central down 5 per cent, North and South Atlantic down 9 per cent, and South Central and West down 16 per cent.
Net Poults Placed During January Down 7 Per Cent from Last Year
The 24.2 million net poults placed during January 2009 in the United States were down 7 per cent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Net placements were up 4 per cent from the December 2008 total of 23.2 million.
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