NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 21, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 16-May-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 600 4 27.17 (A) 600 27.17 South Atlantic 573 28 39.48 (A) 573 39.48 North Central 2,081 4 37.45 (A) 2,087 37.45 South Central 629 6 16.46 (A) 631 16.46 West 134 -16 32.63 (A) 134 32.63 U.S. total 4,017(B) 6 32.76 8 4,025 32.76 To-date 2020* 79,094(B) 238 79,332 To-date 2019* 79,151(B) 262 79,413 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 22,000; for the current year to date* 282,000; for last year to date* 357,000. *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-May-20 06:49 AM C BK