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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Nov 21, 2019          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     16-Nov-2019
(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              863           9      25.94   (A)         863   25.94
South Atlantic          596          -5      36.71   (A)         596   36.71
North Central         2,554          -1      34.35   (A)       2,555   34.35
South Central           870         -16      16.58   (A)         870   16.58
West                    364          -4      23.67   (A)         364   23.67
U.S. total            5,247(B)       -3      29.54    1        5,248   29.55
To-date
2019*               190,853(B)                           673 191,526
To-date
2018*               193,660(B)                           177 193,837

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 28,000;
for the current year to date* 780,000; for last year to date* 1,105,000.

*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: 21-Nov-19 10:23 AM C MP