NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 14, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 9-May-2020 (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 578 12 26.30 (A) 578 26.30 South Atlantic 447 -3 37.55 (A) 447 37.55 North Central 1,996 -10 35.49 (A) 2,022 35.49 South Central 592 -13 16.75 (A) 601 16.75 West 160 38 29.90 (A) 160 29.90 U.S. total 3,773(B) -5 31.15 35 3,808 31.10 To-date 2020* 75,077(B) 230 75,307 To-date 2019* 74,927(B) 230 75,157 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 27,000; for the current year to date* 260,000; for last year to date* 353,000. *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: 14-May-20 11:00 AM C BK