During June 2011, turkey poults hatched in the US totaled 23.8 million, down 2 percent from June 2010. Poults hatched were down 1 percent from the May 2011 total of 24.1 million poults.
The 23.4 million net poults placed during June 2011 in the US were down 2 percent from the number placed during the same month a year earlier. Net placements were down 2 percent from the May 2011 total of 23.9 million.