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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 12, 2024          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      7-Sep-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              567          -9      27.38   (A)         567   27.38
South Atlantic          470         -19      40.20   (A)         470   40.20
North Central         1,484         -15      37.25   (A)       1,523   37.25
South Central           559         -15      21.43   (A)         572   21.43
West                    140           4      31.90   (A)         140   31.90
U.S. total            3,220(B)      -14      32.96    52       3,272   32.92
To-date
2024*               128,922(B)                         1,019 129,941
To-date
2023*               137,557(B)                           942 138,499

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 2,000;
for the current year to date* 459,000; for last year to date* 1342,000.

*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: 12-Sep-24 09:22 AM C AA