NW_PY029                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 18, 2019          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily National Young Turkey Parts                                               
                                                                                

INCLUDING BULK MEAT and FROZEN (UNLESS SPECIFIED),                              
CENTS PER LB., DELIVERED FIRST RECEIVERS, PART AND FULL TRUCKLOTS               
AS OF 18 APRIL 2019.                                                            
                                                                                
The market on bulk parts is generally steady. Demand and offerings light to     
moderate. The market on white meat and white trims is a mixed steady, fresh     
and frozen tom breast meat is steady to weak. Demand light to moderate.         
Offerings moderate. The thigh meat market is steady to instances firm.          
Demand and offerings light to moderate. Mechanically separated turkey (MST)     
market is steady. Demand and offerings light to moderate. Trading slow. For     
domestic: frozen tom hand defatted gizzards 61 cents, frozen tails 49           
cents, frozen livers 42 cents, frozen hearts 63 cents and grade A breast        
12-20 lbs. non basted 130 cents delivered. For export: frozen tom breast        
meat 195 cents delivered to port or Border.                                     
                                                                                

DOMESTIC TRADING                         PRICE    L.S.T.  WTD AVG   VOLUME      
                                         RANGE    CODE 1/   PRICE   (000)       
                                                                                
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A 2/                          W     108.60      200      
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A--FRESH 2/  129.00-207.00          168.71       14      
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS PLANT GRADE 2/                      W      90.00      200      
DRUMSTICKS, TOM                             65.00           65.00      124      
DRUMSTICKS, TOM--FRESH                               R      63.00       40      
DRUMSTICKS, HEN                                      T      64.50       28      
WINGS, FULL-CUT, TOM                        55.00           55.00        4      
WINGS, FULL-CUT, HEN                                 T      54.00       27      
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                                   W      64.00       40      
WINGS, V-TYPE, HEN                                   T     179.00       10      
NECKS, TOM                                  29.00           29.00       12      
NECKS, HEN                                           T      30.00       40      
BREASTS, B/S, TOM 3/                                                            
BREASTS, B/S, TOM--FRESH 3/                          W     205.00       40      
THIGH MEAT                          113.00-115.00          114.00       90      
THIGH MEAT--FRESH                   120.00-121.00          120.91       44      
BREAST TRIM MEAT                                     F      99.00        2      
SCAPULA MEAT                                         F     105.00        2      
WING MEAT WITH SKIN                                  W      85.00       12      
TENDERLOINS                                                                     
DESTRAPPED TENDERS                         158.00          158.00       40      
DESTRAPPED TENDERS--FRESH                            F     179.00       80      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                            F      23.00       20      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED--FRESH 4/            25.00           25.00       40      

EXPORT TRADING                                                                  
                                                                                
DRUMSTICKS, TOMS                                     W      70.00      120      
WINGS FULL-CUT - TOMS                                T      60.00      120      
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                                                              
TAILS                                                T      47.29      340      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                            T      25.60      100      
THIGH MEAT - FROZEN                                  T     116.00      200      

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: 18-Apr-19 01:05 PM E CW