NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jun 23, 2022 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 18-Jun-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 617 2 27.72 (A) 617 27.72 South Atlantic 397 -9 42.17 (A) 397 42.17 North Central 1,856 -1 32.75 (A) 1,873 32.75 South Central 654 -2 18.47 (A) 660 18.47 West 133 -7 36.30 (A) 133 36.30 U.S. total 3,657(B) -2 30.50 23 3,680 30.48 To-date 2022* 90,564(B) 449 91,013 To-date 2021* 91,812(B) 334 92,146 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 23,000; for the current year to date* 688,000; for last year to date* 360,000. *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: 23-Jun-22 09:36 AM C BK