NW_PY021 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