NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Oct 15, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 10-Oct-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 731 4 27.73 (A) 731 27.73 South Atlantic 228 -58 33.53 (A) 228 33.53 North Central 2,244 3 34.15 (A) 2,259 34.15 South Central 448 -16 21.88 (A) 453 21.88 West 182 35 26.69 (A) 182 26.69 U.S. total 3,833(B) -6 31.10 20 3,853 31.08 To-date 2020* 162,951(B) 521 163,472 To-date 2019* 165,422(B) 550 165,972 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 14,000; for the current year to date* 682,000; for last year to date* 673,000. *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: 15-Oct-20 10:32 AM C MP