NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Mon., May. 17, 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 114.00-123.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. tom offerings at 114.00-123.00 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 to light at best. 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 steady to 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. Demand moderate to good. Some industry members are starting to notice less aggressive thigh meat buyer interest at the higher offering price levels. Offerings short to light. Trading slow. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS No trading reported. 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: 17-May-21 01:50 C GM