NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jan 22, 2015          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     17-Jan-2015
(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              732            14       27.51    (A)          732    27.51
South Atlantic          430            -1       40.62    (A)          430    40.62
North Central         2,216             3       32.96    (A)        2,223    32.96
South Central           883             0       20.76    (A)          885    20.76
West                    149           -27       30.63    (A)          149    30.63
U.S. total            4,410(B)          2       31.69     9         4,419    31.69
To-date
2015*                 8,733(B)                                36    8,769
To-date
2014*                 7,754(B)                                 0    7,754

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 23,000;
for the current year to date* 36,000; for last year to date* 60,000.

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

SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: DESM.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY021.txt

Prepared: 22-Jan-15 09:13 AM C JG