NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Fri., Apr. 03, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The market on frozen 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms is steady to firm, strongest for deferred shipments. Demand light to instances moderate. Frozen processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms are light to moderate. Frozen 2019 Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 97.00-104.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 97.00-104.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. No truck-lot trading reported for current shipments. Trading heavy for deferred shipments. Frozen basted equivalent hens and 16-24 lb. toms 111 cents FOB for September-October deliveries. The market on fresh tom breast meat and destrapped tenderloins is steady to weak in response to foodservice destined cancellations and product being discounted to find alternative homes. The scapula market is steady to sometimes firm with higher priced trading reported, balance of white trims steady to weak. Frozen white meat market is steady to weak. Demand on fresh tom breast meat and fresh destrapped tenderloins Light to moderate, balance of white trims light and frozen white meat very light to light. Offerings of scapula light to moderate, balance of white trims mostly moderate, tom breast meat and destrapped tenderloins moderate to moderately heavy. The market on tom drum is mixed ranging from weak to fully steady, mostly steady. The market on the balance of tom bulk parts is steady to firm. Demand light to good, mostly moderate. Offering of bulk parts light to moderate. The Anti-biotic free (ABF) thigh meat market is steady to firm while the commodity thigh meat market is steady to weak. Demand fair to good on ABF while commodity is light to fair, mostly light. Offerings mixed with commodity thigh meat held with the least confidence. The mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is steady. Demand moderate. Offerings light to moderate. Trading heavy on fresh MST, balance slow to moderate. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading slow to moderate with activity also reported on tom necks, fresh MST, tom necks, scapula and frozen tom breast meat. The market on scapula, tom drums steady to instances weak with spot cancellations reported and the balance of tom bulk parts is steady to firm. The market on tails and thigh meat is steady to instances weak. Demand light to moderate. Offerings mixed. Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 3-Apr-20 02:20 C GM