NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Mar 05, 2015          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     28-Feb-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              654            25       28.23    (A)          654    28.23
South Atlantic          436            19       41.82    (A)          436    41.82
North Central         2,028             5       32.28    (A)        2,040    32.28
South Central           619           -20       19.22    (A)          623    19.22
West                    186            22       31.04    (A)          186    31.04
U.S. total            3,923(B)          5       31.95    16         3,939    31.95
To-date
2015*                33,114(B)                                86   33,200
To-date
2014*                31,734(B)                                36   31,770

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 2,000;
for the current year to date* 120,000; for last year to date* 179,000.

*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: 05-Mar-15 09:43 AM C JG