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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Mar 23, 2023          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     18-Mar-2023
(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              619          -9      27.40   (A)         619   27.40
South Atlantic          348          -8      37.40   (A)         348   37.40
North Central         1,836          -6      35.58   (A)       1,846   35.58
South Central           686         -12      21.88   (A)         689   21.88
West                    110         -30      31.45   (A)         110   31.45
U.S. total            3,599(B)       -9      31.61    13       3,612   31.60
To-date
2023*                40,214(B)                           240  40,454
To-date
2022*                41,144(B)                           180  41,324

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 101,000;
for the current year to date* 331,000; for last year to date* 478,000.

*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: 23-Mar-23 10:22 AM C SMC