NW_PY029                                                                     
Des Moines, IA          Fri. Jul 18, 2008          USDA Market News          
                                                                             
TURKEY: Daily National Young Turkey Parts (Fri)                              
                                                                             

BULK MEAT and FROZEN (UNLESS SPECIFIED),                                     
CENTS PER LB., DELIVERED FIRST RECEIVERS, PART AND FULL TRUCKLOTS            
AS OF 18 JULY 2008.                                                          
                                                                             
The market tone on tom drums was steady to instances weak as some sellers    
demonstrate a willingness to negotiate in order to get excess inventories    
moved into export channels.  The market tone on tom necks was steady to      
barely steady at best, tom full-cut wings steady to barely steady with       
increased confidence starting to be noted in response to the increased       
export interest, tom 2-joint wings barely steady to steady mostly steady,    
tails steady to firm.  Demand on tom drums light to moderate, tom wings      
moderate to good, tom necks light at best, and tails moderate.  Offerings    
of tom wings and necks adequate to fully adequate, tom drums mixed, and      
tails light.  Domestic trading slow to moderate, exports active.  For        
domestic (fresh): wing meat with skin 86, breast trim 123 cents delivered.
For export: fresh -20% MST 27, tom necks 37-39 cents delivered.  
                                                                             

                                                                WEEKLY       
DOMESTIC TRADING                        PRICE   LST  WTD          WTD  WEEKLY
                                        RANGE   CDE  AVG  VOLUME  AVG  VOLUME
                                                1/  PRICE (000)  PRICE (000) 
                                                                             
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A 2/                      W  133.00    40 133.00    40
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A--FRESH 2/               R  163.00     1 166.64    11
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS PLANT GRADE 2/                                              
DRUMSTICKS, TOM                                  F   54.16    57             
DRUMSTICKS, TOM--FRESH               52.00-54.00     53.00    80  53.00    80
DRUMSTICKS, HEN                      47.00-50.00     48.80   200  48.80   200
WINGS, FULL-CUT, TOM                             T   45.33   120  44.88   149
WINGS, FULL-CUT, HEN                       44.00     44.00    20  44.43    35
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                               R   58.00    80  58.40   100
WINGS, V-TYPE, HEN                               R   75.00    80  75.00    80
NECKS, TOM                                 39.00     39.00    40  37.23   175
NECKS, HEN                                       R   37.00    40  36.73    55
BREASTS, B/S, TOM 3/                                                         
BREASTS, B/S, TOM--FRESH 3/        171.00-176.00    173.14   280 173.00   600
THIGH MEAT                                       F  106.00    30             
THIGH MEAT--FRESH                         104.00    104.00    20 103.94    34
BREAST TRIM MEAT                                 F  122.00    40             
SCAPULA MEAT                              112.00    112.00    40 112.00    40
WING MEAT WITH SKIN                                                          
TENDERLOINS                                                                  
DESTRAPPED TENDERS                                                           
DESTRAPPED TENDERS--FRESH                        W  172.00    40 172.00    40
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/            25.00-26.00     25.14   280  25.14   280
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED--FRESH 4/     25.00-25.50     25.30   200  25.25   240

EXPORT TRADING                                                               
                                                                             
DRUMSTICKS, TOMS                    48.00-54.00      49.21   930  49.66 1,793
WINGS FULL-CUT - TOMS               41.00-44.00      43.52   836  44.43 1,322
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                  58.00-59.00      58.50   432  61.14 1,566
TAILS                                            W   38.75   456  38.81   576
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/           26.00-27.00      26.21   560  26.12 1,004
THIGH MEAT - FROZEN                                                          

1/ CODES FOR LAST SIGNIFICANT TRADE (L.S.T.):                                
   M=MONDAY  T=TUESDAY  W=WEDNESDAY  R=THURSDAY  F=FRIDAY                    
2/ Breasts are bagged; rib, back, and wing meat included; and basted.        
3/ Boneless and skinless without tenderloins.  4/ 15-20% fat with skin added.
                                                                             

Source:   USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch           
          Des Moines, IA    515.284.4471                                     
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY029.txt                     
                                                                             
Prepared: 18-Jul-08 02:22 PM E GM