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Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 16, 2024          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     11-May-2024
(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              615          16      27.34   (A)         615   27.34
South Atlantic          458          -1      38.62   (A)         458   38.62
North Central         1,862          -4      36.61   (A)       1,867   36.61
South Central           636          -8      20.46   (A)         638   20.46
West                     60         -32      41.81   (A)          60   41.81
U.S. total            3,631(B)       -2      32.55    7        3,638   32.54
To-date
2024*                68,419(B)                           498  68,917
To-date
2023*                71,056(B)                           502  71,558

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 10,000;
for the current year to date* 213,000; for last year to date* 790,000.

*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-May-24 10:46 AM C AA