NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 05, 2022 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 30-Apr-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 599 17 28.01 (A) 599 28.01 South Atlantic 306 -6 45.46 (A) 306 45.46 North Central 1,779 -12 33.24 (A) 1,805 33.24 South Central 675 -6 20.06 (A) 684 20.06 West 70 25 37.67 (A) 70 37.67 U.S. total 3,429(B) -6 30.91 35 3,464 30.89 To-date 2022* 66,037(B) 306 66,343 To-date 2021* 65,733(B) 197 65,930 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 3,000; for the current year to date* 559,000; for last year to date* 278,000. *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: 05-May-22 11:13 AM C KH