NW_PY029 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 3, 2008 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Young Turkey Parts (Fri) BULK MEAT and FROZEN (UNLESS SPECIFIED), CENTS PER LB., DELIVERED FIRST RECEIVERS, PART AND FULL TRUCKLOTS AS OF 3 JULY 2008. The market tone on tom breast meat was steady with some spot cautiousness noted, breast trim and scapula steady to fully steady, destrapped tenderloins steady and wing meat with skin steady at best. Demand light with some noting disappointing interest for post holiday needs. Offerings of scapula short of buyers' needs, breast trim short to light, destrapped tenderloins adequate, wing meat with skin and tom breast meat adequate to fully adequate. The market tone on thigh meat was steady to fully steady. Domestic and export demand slow to moderate for the light offerings. The market tone on mechanically separated turkey (MST) was steady to barely steady at best. Demand light with some noting increased interest from Mexico on fresh and frozen. Offerings available. Domestic and export trading slow to moderate. For domestic tails 38, freshs capula 106-126 mostly 106 cents delivered. For export: tom necks 36, fresh tom drums 51 cents delivered. WEEKLY DOMESTIC TRADING PRICE LST WTD WTD WEEKLY RANGE CDE AVG VOLUME AVG VOLUME 1/ PRICE (000) PRICE (000) BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A 2/ T 135.00 360 135.00 360 BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A--FRESH 2/ T 179.00 9 179.00 9 BREASTS, 4-8 LBS PLANT GRADE 2/ T 124.50 80 124.50 80 DRUMSTICKS, TOM T 54.00 20 54.00 20 DRUMSTICKS, TOM--FRESH 52.00 52.00 40 52.67 120 DRUMSTICKS, HEN M 51.00 80 51.00 80 WINGS, FULL-CUT, TOM 48.00 48.00 40 46.13 320 WINGS, FULL-CUT, HEN F 47.13 23 WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM 59.00 59.00 80 59.60 200 WINGS, V-TYPE, HEN 77.00 77.00 80 77.00 80 NECKS, TOM W 41.00 20 41.00 20 NECKS, HEN F 38.00 15 BREASTS, B/S, TOM 3/ F 170.67 60 BREASTS, B/S, TOM--FRESH 3/ 170.00-174.00 171.78 360 172.59 742 THIGH MEAT T 104.75 80 104.75 80 THIGH MEAT--FRESH F 104.00 20 BREAST TRIM MEAT T 121.00 80 121.00 80 SCAPULA MEAT 106.00 106.00 20 105.20 100 WING MEAT WITH SKIN TENDERLOINS F 167.00 40 DESTRAPPED TENDERS M 174.00 20 174.00 20 DESTRAPPED TENDERS--FRESH 173.00 173.00 15 173.80 75 MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/ W 26.00 40 26.00 40 MECHANICALLY SEPARATED--FRESH 4/ 25.00-29.00 R 27.05 390 26.69 590 EXPORT TRADING DRUMSTICKS, TOMS 52.00-53.00 52.69 260 52.90 420 WINGS FULL-CUT - TOMS 47.00 47.00 378 46.88 432 WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM 57.50 57.50 108 57.50 216 TAILS T 40.00 40 40.00 40 MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/ F 26.00 120 THIGH MEAT - FROZEN 103.00 103.00 140 103.07 150 1/ CODES FOR LAST SIGNIFICANT TRADE (L.S.T.): M=MONDAY T=TUESDAY W=WEDNESDAY R=THURSDAY F=FRIDAY 2/ Breasts are bagged; rib, back, and wing meat included; and basted. 3/ Boneless and skinless without tenderloins. 4/ 15-20% fat with skin added. Source: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch Des Moines, IA 515.284.4471 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY029.txt Prepared: 03-Jul-08 01:32 PM E GM