NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Dec 12, 2013          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      7-Dec-2013
(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              628            77       25.53    (A)          628    25.53
South Atlantic          609            82       37.57    (A)          609    37.57
North Central         2,033            62       33.55    (A)        2,033    33.55
South Central           553            21       19.08    (A)          553    19.08
West                    427           165       24.84    (A)          427    24.84
U.S. total            4,250(B)         66       30.96     0         4,250    30.96
To-date
2013*               212,824(B)                               300  213,124
To-date
2012*               219,138(B)                               352  219,490

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 18,000;
for the current year to date* 1,068,000; for last year to date* 1,390,000.

*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: 12-Dec-13 10:18 AM C MP