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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 16, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     11-Jul-2026
(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              472          63      31.15   (A)         472   31.15
South Atlantic          587          28      42.60   (A)         587   42.60
North Central         2,275          38      31.65   (A)       2,299   31.65
South Central           667          59      17.16   (A)         675   17.16
West                    126          27      30.38   (A)         126   30.38
U.S. total            4,127(B)       41      30.77    32       4,159   30.78
To-date
2026*                96,176(B)                           823  96,999
To-date
2025*                94,021(B)                           697  94,718

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 24,000;
for the current year to date* 237,000; for last year to date* 495,000.

*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: 16-Jul-26 10:36 AM C NBS