NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Sep 23, 2021 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 18-Sep-2021 (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 526 -1 23.52 (A) 526 23.52 South Atlantic 473 50 41.62 (A) 473 41.62 North Central 2,034 11 35.81 (A) 2,042 35.81 South Central 671 11 20.42 (A) 674 20.42 West 156 26 33.84 (A) 156 33.84 U.S. total 3,860(B) 13 32.09 11 3,871 32.08 To-date 2021* 141,264(B) 573 141,837 To-date 2020* 151,032(B) 457 151,489 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 23,000; for the current year to date* 678,000; for last year to date* 621,000. *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-Sep-21 10:15 AM C MP