NW_PY029                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Wed. Dec 12, 2018          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 12 DECEMBER 2018.                                                         
                                                                                
The market on bulk parts is steady. Demand and offerings light to moderate.     
Fresh tom breast meat market steady to weak, balance of white meat and          
white trims a mixed steady. Demand light. Offerings light to moderate.          
Fresh thigh meat market is steady to barely steady and frozen is steady to      
weak.  Demand and offerings light to moderate. The market on mechanically       
separated turkey (MST) is steady to barely steady.  Demand and offerings        
light to moderate.  Trading slow.                                               
                                                                                

DOMESTIC TRADING                         PRICE    L.S.T.  WTD AVG   VOLUME      
                                         RANGE    CODE 1/   PRICE   (000)       
                                                                                
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A 2/                                                     
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A--FRESH 2/  149.00-184.00          161.50        8      
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS PLANT GRADE 2/                                                 
DRUMSTICKS, TOM                                      T      71.50      160      
DRUMSTICKS, TOM--FRESH                               F      70.00      200      
DRUMSTICKS, HEN                                      T      67.00        7      
WINGS, FULL-CUT, TOM                        53.00           53.00       18      
WINGS, FULL-CUT, HEN                                 T      55.64       47      
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                          65.00           65.00       20      
WINGS, V-TYPE, HEN                                   T     180.00        5      
NECKS, TOM                            37.00-40.00           37.09      165      
NECKS, HEN                                           T      30.00       48      
BREASTS, B/S, TOM 3/                                 R     191.00       40      
BREASTS, B/S, TOM--FRESH 3/                          M     203.14      280      
THIGH MEAT                                           T     114.00        8      
THIGH MEAT--FRESH                          130.00          130.00       26      
BREAST TRIM MEAT                                                                
SCAPULA MEAT                                                                    
WING MEAT WITH SKIN                                                             
TENDERLOINS                                                                     
DESTRAPPED TENDERS                                                              
DESTRAPPED TENDERS--FRESH                  179.00          179.00       40      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                   23.00           23.00      160      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED--FRESH 4/            22.00           22.00       80      

EXPORT TRADING                                                                  
                                                                                
DRUMSTICKS, TOMS                      66.00-72.00           70.80      300      
WINGS FULL-CUT - TOMS                                T      51.64      560      
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                                                              
TAILS                                                F      62.50       40      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                                                       
THIGH MEAT - FROZEN                                  M     113.67      120      

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: 12-Dec-18 12:49 PM E CW