US turkey poults up 8% in September

Net poult placements were up from 2010 and down slightly from August 2011.

U.S. turkey poults hatched during September 2011 totaled 23.8 million, up 8% from September 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest report.
Poults hatched were down slightly from the August 2011 total of 23.9 million poults. The 23.5 million net poults placed during September 2011 in the U.S. were up 8% from the number placed during the same month in 2010, while net placements were down 2% from the August 2011 total of 23.9 million. Turkey eggs in incubators on October 1, 2011, totaled 27.5 million, up 5% from October 1, 2010. Eggs in incubators were down 2% from the September 1, 2011, total of 28.1 million eggs.