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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Feb 21, 2019          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     16-Feb-2019
(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              597            -1       27.40    (A)          597    27.40
South Atlantic          530            -6       42.40    (A)          530    42.40
North Central         2,065             1       33.02    (A)        2,065    33.02
South Central           800             7       18.61    (A)          800    18.61
West                    131            34       36.52    (A)          131    36.52
U.S. total            4,123(B)          2       32.95     0         4,123    32.95
To-date
2019*                26,967(B)                                61   27,028
To-date
2018*                28,843(B)                                22   28,865

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 31,000;
for the current year to date* 192,000; for last year to date* 156,000.

*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-Feb-19 10:32 AM C MP