NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 08, 2023 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 3-Jun-2023 (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 527 -5 28.22 (A) 527 28.22 South Atlantic 470 73 40.77 (A) 470 40.77 North Central 1,717 -22 33.93 (A) 1,721 33.93 South Central 641 -15 19.00 (A) 642 19.00 West 86 -20 39.05 (A) 86 39.05 U.S. total 3,441(B) -11 31.33 5 3,446 31.34 To-date 2023* 82,571(B) 541 83,112 To-date 2022* 80,528(B) 405 80,933 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 61,000; for the current year to date* 966,000; for last year to date* 616,000. *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: 08-Jun-23 09:39 AM C AA