NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 04, 2022 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 30-Jul-2022 (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 590 9 26.29 (A) 590 26.29 South Atlantic 503 12 36.31 (A) 503 36.31 North Central 1,763 -2 32.77 (A) 1,783 32.77 South Central 654 -8 19.74 (A) 661 19.74 West 150 33 29.87 (A) 150 29.87 U.S. total 3,660(B) 1 29.77 27 3,687 29.78 To-date 2022* 111,908(B) 544 112,452 To-date 2021* 114,360(B) 395 114,755 (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* 749,000; for last year to date* 444,000. *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: 04-Aug-22 09:45 AM C BK