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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 02, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     27-Jun-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              430          -5      32.01   (A)         430   32.01
South Atlantic          553          -6      40.56   (A)         553   40.56
North Central         2,007           6      36.48   (A)       2,027   36.48
South Central           536         -18      17.74   (A)         543   17.74
West                     69          44      21.39   (A)          69   21.39
U.S. total            3,595(B)       -1      33.49    27       3,622   33.48
To-date
2026*                89,127(B)                           768  89,895
To-date
2025*                87,000(B)                           636  87,636

(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* 206,000; for last year to date* 440,000.

*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: 02-Jul-26 09:42 AM C NBS