NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Thu., Apr. 18, 2019 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The market on frozen 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24lb. toms is steady for current shipments, steady to firm for deferred. Demand light with some noticing increased inquiry. Processor offerings of frozen Grade A 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms light to moderate. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 79.00-88.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 79.00-88.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. No trading reported. The market on tom breast meat is steady with a steady to weak undertone while destrapped tenderloins are steady. The market on white trims is mostly steady with some spot unsettledness noted on breast trim. Demand light to moderate. Offerings of fresh tom breast meat at least moderate, frozen uneven with supplies varying by processor, white trims are light to mostly moderate. The market on Grade A 4-8 lb. bone-in breasts is steady to firm, mostly steady with deferred shipments strongest. The market on institutional sized bone-in breasts markets is generally steady. Demand and offerings light to moderate. The tom bulk parts market is steady to firm, mostly steady. Demand and offerings ranging light to moderate. The market on thigh meat is steady with steady to firm undertones. The mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is steady with a steady to fully steady undertone. Demand light to moderate. Offerings light to moderate. Trading slow. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading slow with activity reported on frozen tom breast meat. The market on frozen thigh meat is steady to firm, tom bulk parts at least steady, balance steady. Demand light to moderate. Offerings mixed, mostly moderate. 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: 18-Apr-19 01:47 C GM