NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Fri., May. 14, 2021 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. Demand light. Frozen domestic processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens are short to very light and 16-24 lb. toms are very light to light. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 114.00-119.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. tom offerings at 114.00-119.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. No trading reported. The white meat and white trim markets are mostly firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings range from short of buyers’ needs to light at best. Industry members continue to find improved interest into further processed channels. The market on consumer sized breasts is steady to firm while institutional sized breasts are steady with a steady to firm undertone. Demand light to moderate. Offerings of 4-8 lb. breasts short of needs while heavier sizes are very light to light. The market on tom bulk parts is mostly firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings of tom bulk parts short to light. The thigh meat and mechanically separated turkey (MST) markets are steady to firm with thigh meat strongest. Some buyer resistance noted on MST at the higher trending prices. Demand good on thigh meat. MST demand is moderate to good with the upcoming Memorial Holiday weekend influencing buying decisions. Offerings short to light. Trading slow to moderately heavy, mostly slow to moderate with activity centered on fresh tom breast meat. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading moderately heavy on tom drums, balance slow. The market is steady to mostly firm. Demand is light to good, mostly moderate to good. Offerings short to light. Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 desm.lpgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 14-May-21 01:30 C GM