NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 01, 2022 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 26-Nov-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 336 -51 30.12 (A) 336 30.12 South Atlantic 277 -54 40.68 (A) 277 40.68 North Central 1,010 -48 35.53 (A) 1,010 35.53 South Central 254 -61 15.99 (A) 254 15.99 West 67 -37 33.79 (A) 67 33.79 U.S. total 1,944(B) -51 32.71 0 1,944 32.71 To-date 2022* 177,871(B) 909 178,780 To-date 2021* 181,994(B) 768 182,762 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 4,000; for the current year to date* 1159,000; for last year to date* 1046,000. *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: 01-Dec-22 11:27 AM C BK