NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 10, 2021 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 5-Jun-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 471 4 28.82 (A) 471 28.82 South Atlantic 410 62 40.05 (A) 410 40.05 North Central 1,724 -22 33.21 (A) 1,731 33.21 South Central 629 24 20.79 (A) 631 20.79 West 77 -8 33.62 (A) 77 33.62 U.S. total 3,311(B) -5 31.09 9 3,320 31.09 To-date 2021* 83,919(B) 310 84,229 To-date 2020* 89,975(B) 253 90,228 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 9,000; for the current year to date* 355,000; for last year to date* 344,000. *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: 10-Jun-21 10:06 AM C BK