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Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 07, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      2-May-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              499          -3      29.47   (A)         499   29.47
South Atlantic          563           8      42.43   (A)         563   42.43
North Central         1,838           4      35.70   (A)       1,870   35.70
South Central           504          18      20.72   (A)         515   20.72
West                     71         -27      37.71   (A)          71   37.71
U.S. total            3,475(B)        4      33.76    43       3,518   33.76
To-date
2026*                61,079(B)                           524  61,603
To-date
2025*                58,383(B)                           410  58,793

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 0,000;
for the current year to date* 153,000; for last year to date* 316,000.

*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: 07-May-26 08:42 AM C NBS