NW_PY029                                                                     
Des Moines, IA          Fri. Feb 15, 2019          USDA Market News          
                                                                             
Daily National Young Turkey Parts                                            
                                                                             

BULK MEAT and FROZEN (UNLESS SPECIFIED),                                     
CENTS PER LB., DELIVERED FIRST RECEIVERS, PART AND FULL TRUCKLOTS            
AS OF 15 FEBRUARY 2019.                                                      
                                                                             
The market on bulk parts is steady to weak. Demand and offerings light to    
moderate. The tom breast meat and destrapped tenderloins market is steady    
with a steady to weak undertone. The white trims market is steady to weak.   
Demand and offerings light to moderate. Fresh thigh meat market is steady,   
frozen is steady to weak. Demand and offerings light to moderate. The        
mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is steady to barely steady.       
Demand light. Offerings moderate. Trading slow. For domestic: fresh MST 18   
cents pet food and frozen tails 57 cents delivered.                          
                                                                             

                                                                WEEKLY       
DOMESTIC TRADING                        PRICE   LST  WTD          WTD  WEEKLY
                                        RANGE   CDE  AVG  VOLUME  AVG  VOLUME
                                                1/  PRICE (000)  PRICE (000) 
                                                                             
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A 2/               108.00    108.00    40 108.33   240
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A--FRESH 2/               R  172.60    10 172.60    10
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS PLANT GRADE 2/            93.00     93.00    40  93.00    40
DRUMSTICKS, TOM                            66.00     66.00    40  65.23   208
DRUMSTICKS, TOM--FRESH                           R   66.00    80  66.00    80
DRUMSTICKS, HEN                            65.00     65.00    40  65.00    69
WINGS, FULL-CUT, TOM                 51.00-53.00     51.67   120  51.87   284
WINGS, FULL-CUT, HEN                             M   55.00    12  55.00    12
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                               W   60.00    80  61.33   120
WINGS, V-TYPE, HEN                               F  180.00    15             
NECKS, TOM                                 33.00     33.00    40  32.52   252
NECKS, HEN                                       R   39.00     4  39.00     8
BREASTS, B/S, TOM 3/                                                         
BREASTS, B/S, TOM--FRESH 3/               209.00    209.00    40 208.67   120
THIGH MEAT                                       T  112.00   120 112.00   120
THIGH MEAT--FRESH                                W  122.00    80 122.00    80
BREAST TRIM MEAT                                                             
SCAPULA MEAT                                                                 
WING MEAT WITH SKIN                                                          
TENDERLOINS                                      F  159.00     4             
DESTRAPPED TENDERS                                                           
DESTRAPPED TENDERS--FRESH                                                    
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                        R   17.00    40  17.00   240
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED--FRESH 4/     22.00-24.00     23.00   360  22.95   800

EXPORT TRADING                                                               
                                                                             
DRUMSTICKS, TOMS                                 R   65.00   120  65.00   240
WINGS FULL-CUT - TOMS                            M   55.00   216  55.00   216
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                               W   50.00   120  51.86   174
TAILS                                            W   56.00    40  55.68   468
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                                                    
THIGH MEAT - FROZEN                              M  110.00    22 110.00    22

1/ CODES FOR LAST SIGNIFICANT TRADE (L.S.T.):                                
   M=MONDAY  T=TUESDAY  W=WEDNESDAY  R=THURSDAY  F=FRIDAY                    
2/ Breasts are bagged; rib, back, and wing meat included; and basted.        
3/ Boneless and skinless without tenderloins.  4/ 15-20% fat with skin added.
                                                                             

Source:   USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News                     
          Des Moines, IA    515-284-4460  email: DESM.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov     
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY029.txt                     
                                                                             
Prepared: 15-Feb-19 12:54 PM E CW