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Federal agricultural data shows turkey production gaining momentum as the industry moves into spring operations.<\/p>

According to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report, turkey eggs currently in incubators as of March 1st increased by 1 percent compared to the same period last year.<\/p>

The February hatching numbers also demonstrate positive growth, with newly hatched turkey poults rising 3 percent from February of the previous year.<\/p>

Additionally, the net placement of poults during February climbed 3 percent over last year’s figures, indicating continued expansion in turkey farming operations nationwide.<\/p>

These statistics suggest the turkey industry is experiencing steady growth as producers prepare for the upcoming seasonal demand cycles.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New federal data reveals turkey production is trending upward heading into spring. Incubated eggs increased 1% compared to last March, while February hatchings rose 3% year-over-year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773429787869.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9s5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65524,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/turkey-production-shows-decline-in-latest-federal-agriculture-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":36337,"position":0},"title":"Turkey Production Shows Decline in Latest Federal Agriculture Report","author":"Admin","date":"May 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New federal data reveals turkey production metrics dropped compared to last year. 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