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Turkey growers see productive summer
Story Date: 7/17/2012
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Source: Lisa M. Keefe, MEATINGPLACE, 7/17/12
Turkey eggs in incubators on July 1 in the United States totaled 30.6 million, up 5 percent from July 1, 2011. Eggs in incubators were up 1 percent from the June 1 total of 30.4 million eggs.
In addition, turkey poults hatched during June totaled 25.1 million, up 5 percent from June 2011. Poults hatched were down 2 percent from the May 2012 total of 25.5 million poults.
The 24.7 million net poults placed during June were up 4 percent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Net placements were down 1 percent from the May 2012 total of 25.1 million.
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