NW_PY021
Washington, DC          Thu. Nov 19, 2009          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     14-Nov-2009
(Preliminary) (Released 1:00 Eastern Time)

               ---------Young turkeys----------      Old        Total turkeys
               Thousand         Pct chg      Avg     Breeders            Avg
               Head             Prev wk    Live wt   --Thousand head--   Live wt
North East              881            10       24.10    (A)          881    24.10
South Atlantic          737            15       34.70    (A)          737    34.70
North Central         2,522            11       30.95    (A)        2,522    30.95
South Central           751           -15       17.94    (A)          751    17.94
West                    560           -21       24.22    (A)          560    24.22
U.S. total            5,451(B)          3       27.87          0    5,451    27.87
To-date
2009*               207,493(B)                               297  207,790
To-date
2008*               218,826(B)                               427  219,253

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 43,000;
for the current year to date* 1,097,000; for last year to date* 1,336,000.

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

SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch
        Washington, DC     202.720.6911  email: PYMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY021.txt

Prepared: 19-Nov-09 11:21 AM E JK