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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Nov 05, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     31-Oct-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              748           6      26.30   (A)         748   26.30
South Atlantic          649           6      38.29   (A)         649   38.29
North Central         1,939          -2      36.61   (A)       1,961   36.61
South Central           744           1      15.28   (A)         751   15.28
West                     95         -17      23.45   (A)          95   23.45
U.S. total            4,175(B)        0      30.93    29       4,204   30.92
To-date
2026*               156,739(B)                         1,346 158,085
To-date
2025*               156,273(B)                         1,150 157,423

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 16,000;
for the current year to date* 434,000; for last year to date* 753,000.

*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: 05-Nov-26 10:07 AM C NBS