NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 17, 2014          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     12-Apr-2014
(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              574            10       25.73    (A)          574    25.73
South Atlantic          482           -22       40.98    (A)          482    40.98
North Central         2,124            -6       31.67    (A)        2,137    31.67
South Central           760            31       20.65    (A)          764    20.65
West                    268            -4       22.87    (A)          268    22.87
U.S. total            4,208(B)         -1       31.03    17         4,225    31.03
To-date
2014*                59,349(B)                                85   59,434
To-date
2013*                62,934(B)                               214   63,148

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 13,000;
for the current year to date* 284,000; for last year to date* 396,000.

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

SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4471  email: DESM.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY021.txt

Prepared: 17-Apr-14 10:34 AM C MP