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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jun 18, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     13-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              364          -6      31.75   (A)         364   31.75
South Atlantic          592          -2      40.74   (A)         592   40.74
North Central         1,961          -3      36.38   (A)       1,999   36.38
South Central           536           1      17.62   (A)         549   17.62
West                     68          11      27.31   (A)          68   27.31
U.S. total            3,521(B)       -2      33.60    51       3,572   33.55
To-date
2026*                81,889(B)                           714  82,603
To-date
2025*                79,143(B)                           592  79,735

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 5,000;
for the current year to date* 190,000; for last year to date* 416,000.

*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: 18-Jun-26 11:39 AM C NBS