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Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 08, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      3-May-2025
(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              632          19      27.09   (A)         632   27.09
South Atlantic          562           5      40.73   (A)         562   40.73
North Central         1,729           2      35.40   (A)       1,754   35.40
South Central           651           7      20.89   (A)         659   20.89
West                    126          -1      24.00   (A)         126   24.00
U.S. total            3,700(B)        5      31.85    33       3,733   31.83
To-date
2025*                58,383(B)                           410  58,793
To-date
2024*                64,797(B)                           508  65,305

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 7,000;
for the current year to date* 316,000; for last year to date* 212,000.

*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: 08-May-25 11:12 AM C NBS