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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Feb 19, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     14-Feb-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              690          18      27.12   (A)         690   27.12
South Atlantic          624          22      43.61   (A)         624   43.61
North Central         1,745           0      37.63   (A)       1,768   37.63
South Central           550           8      16.75   (A)         558   16.75
West                     28           0      25.69   (A)          28   25.69
U.S. total            3,637(B)        8      33.41    31       3,668   33.38
To-date
2026*                23,634(B)                           183  23,817
To-date
2025*                21,665(B)                           222  21,887

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 1,000;
for the current year to date* 75,000; for last year to date* 184,000.

*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: 19-Feb-26 10:42 AM C NBS