NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 29, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 24-Oct-2020 (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 734 7 27.78 (A) 734 27.78 South Atlantic 614 34 40.84 (A) 614 40.84 North Central 2,319 -3 30.06 (A) 2,321 30.06 South Central 969 2 17.68 (A) 970 17.68 West 291 139 25.07 (A) 291 25.07 U.S. total 4,927(B) 7 28.34 3 4,930 28.36 To-date 2020* 172,487(B) 545 173,032 To-date 2019* 175,106(B) 575 175,681 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 24,000; for the current year to date* 724,000; for last year to date* 717,000. *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: 29-Oct-20 10:27 AM C MP