NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 17, 2021 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 12-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 541 15 28.24 (A) 541 28.24 South Atlantic 415 1 42.38 (A) 415 42.38 North Central 2,203 28 32.55 (A) 2,215 32.55 South Central 648 3 20.86 (A) 652 20.86 West 68 -12 36.00 (A) 68 36.00 U.S. total 3,875(B) 17 31.11 16 3,891 31.13 To-date 2021* 87,794(B) 326 88,120 To-date 2020* 93,919(B) 273 94,192 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 5,000; for the current year to date* 360,000; for last year to date* 364,000. *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: 17-Jun-21 10:31 AM C MP