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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 25, 2024          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     20-Jul-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              638           3      26.79   (A)         638   26.79
South Atlantic          485          -8      41.56   (A)         485   41.56
North Central         1,866          -3      34.11   (A)       1,893   34.11
South Central           639          -5      19.01   (A)         648   19.01
West                    115          -7      32.23   (A)         115   32.23
U.S. total            3,743(B)       -3      31.19    36       3,779   31.16
To-date
2024*               103,542(B)                           792 104,334
To-date
2023*               110,228(B)                           715 110,943

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 46,000;
for the current year to date* 348,000; for last year to date* 1200,000.

*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: 25-Jul-24 07:56 AM C AA