NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 06, 2021 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 1-May-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 388 -29 27.72 (A) 388 27.72 South Atlantic 174 -17 35.04 (A) 174 35.04 North Central 2,190 2 35.07 (A) 2,198 35.07 South Central 651 27 18.76 (A) 654 18.76 West 88 14 29.00 (A) 88 29.00 U.S. total 3,491(B) 0 31.06 11 3,502 31.05 To-date 2021* 65,733(B) 197 65,930 To-date 2020* 71,304(B) 195 71,499 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 0,000; for the current year to date* 278,000; for last year to date* 233,000. *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: 06-May-21 10:13 AM C MP