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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 30, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     25-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              453           5      31.75   (A)         453   31.75
South Atlantic          566          -6      38.37   (A)         566   38.37
North Central         1,985          -2      36.29   (A)       2,026   36.29
South Central           520          -4      16.07   (A)         534   16.07
West                     94         -22      30.22   (A)          94   30.22
U.S. total            3,618(B)       -3      32.98    55       3,673   32.91
To-date
2026*               103,226(B)                           903 104,129
To-date
2025*               101,640(B)                           769 102,409

(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* 297,000; for last year to date* 541,000.

*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: 30-Jul-26 09:08 AM C NBS