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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 10, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      5-Jul-2025
(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              497         -18      26.92   (A)         497   26.92
South Atlantic          429         -23      39.03   (A)         429   39.03
North Central         1,556         -19      34.71   (A)       1,583   34.71
South Central           562         -18      17.62   (A)         571   17.62
West                     43         -67      19.90   (A)          43   19.90
U.S. total            3,087(B)      -21      30.74    36       3,123   30.75
To-date
2025*                90,087(B)                           672  90,759
To-date
2024*                95,898(B)                           699  96,597

(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* 453,000; for last year to date* 278,000.

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

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Prepared: 10-Jul-25 01:13 PM C NBS