NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jul 22, 2021 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 17-Jul-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 572 21 28.55 (A) 572 28.55 South Atlantic 548 55 38.01 (A) 548 38.01 North Central 2,210 27 32.67 (A) 2,224 32.67 South Central 571 37 21.66 (A) 576 21.66 West 165 104 33.11 (A) 165 33.11 U.S. total 4,066(B) 33 31.28 19 4,085 31.27 To-date 2021* 106,122(B) 370 106,492 To-date 2020* 113,675(B) 319 113,994 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 28,000; for the current year to date* 439,000; for last year to date* 422,000. *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-Jul-21 10:04 AM C BK