NW_PY021
Washington, DC          Thu. Jul 02, 2009          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending          27-Jun-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                   677               1        25.26    (A)            679       25.26
South Atlantic               817              24        30.81    (A)            819       30.81
North Central              2,207              -8        32.23    (A)          2,209       32.23
South Central                733               1        17.83    (A)            735       17.83
West                         338               0        23.44    (A)            339       23.44
U.S. total                 4,772(B)            0        28.16          9      4,781       28.16
To-date
2009*                    133,021(B)                                  115    113,136
To-date
2008*                    118,921(B)                                  260    119,181

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 22,000;
for the current year to date* 560,000; for last year to date* 577,000.

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

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

Prepared: 02-Jul-09 01:30 PM E AH