NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 22, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 17-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 684 -6 26.97 (A) 684 26.97 South Atlantic 459 101 42.85 (A) 459 42.85 North Central 2,396 7 30.25 (A) 2,412 30.25 South Central 948 112 20.09 (A) 953 20.09 West 122 -33 32.85 (A) 122 32.85 U.S. total 4,609(B) 20 29.00 21 4,630 29.00 To-date 2020* 167,560(B) 542 168,102 To-date 2019* 170,167(B) 575 170,742 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 18,000; for the current year to date* 700,000; for last year to date* 704,000. *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: 22-Oct-20 09:19 AM C BK