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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jun 13, 2024          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      8-Jun-2024
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 Central Time)

               ---------Young turkeys----------   Old       Total turkeys
               Thousand        Pct chg     Avg    Breeders          Avg
               Head            Prev wk   Live wt  --Thousand head-- Live wt
North East              595          20      27.90   (A)         595   27.90
South Atlantic          532          36      40.78   (A)         532   40.78
North Central         1,980          34      35.97   (A)       2,000   35.97
South Central           684          21      19.18   (A)         691   19.18
West                    121           7      35.64   (A)         121   35.64
U.S. total            3,912(B)       29      32.45    27       3,939   32.45
To-date
2024*                82,378(B)                           592  82,970
To-date
2023*                86,588(B)                           577  87,165

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 12,000;
for the current year to date* 248,000; for last year to date* 1029,000.

*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Prepared: 13-Jun-24 09:41 AM C AA