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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Aug 22, 2019          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     17-Aug-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              481         -30      34.59   (A)         481   34.59
South Atlantic          478         -21      45.98   (A)         478   45.98
North Central         2,262           2      30.41   (A)       2,264   30.41
South Central           742          -7      18.41   (A)         743   18.41
West                    162         -15      30.82   (A)         162   30.82
U.S. total            4,125(B)       -8      32.60    3        4,128   32.60
To-date
2019*               131,990(B)                           418 132,408
To-date
2018*               135,924(B)                            97 136,021

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 8,000;
for the current year to date* 555,000; for last year to date* 811,000.

*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: 22-Aug-19 10:41 AM C MP