108NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Fri., Sep. 25, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The market on fresh 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms is steady to firm. The market on frozen 8-16 lb. hens is firm. The frozen 16-24 lb. tom market is steady to firm. November fresh demand is moderate to good. Demand for 8-16 lb. frozen hens moderate to good. Frozen 16-24 lb. tom demand light to moderate, mostly light. Fresh offerings are light to moderate. Frozen processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens range from nil to very light and 16-24 lb. toms light. Resale offerings light. Frozen 2020 Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 111.00-117.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 111.00-117.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. Fresh November hen and 16-24 lb. trading slow at 130 cents FOB. No frozen trading reported. The fresh white meat and white trim markets are steady while frozen is steady to weak. Fresh demand moderate, frozen light. Offerings of fresh moderate while frozen are moderate to heavy. Further processed demand mostly moderate. The 4-8 lb. breast market is firm. Demand light to moderate. Offerings nil to very light. The market on 8-10 lb. breasts is steady to firm, balance of institutional sized breasts steady. Demand light to moderate on 8-10 lb. sizes, balance light. Offerings of 8-10 lb. breasts nil to light, heavier sized product light to moderate. The market on tom necks is steady to weak mostly steady, tom wings and frozen tom drums steady to firm, fresh tom drums steady with mixed undertones noted. Demand and offerings light to moderate. The hen bulk parts market is generally steady. Demand and offerings light to moderate. The thigh meat market is steady to firm while bone-in thighs are mostly steady. Thigh meat demand moderate to good. Thigh meat offerings light while bone-in thighs are light to moderate. The mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings light. Trading slow. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading slow with activity reported on scapula. The market on thigh meat, tom drums, tails and defatted gizzards is steady to firm. The frozen white meats and scapula markets are steady to weak, balance of items generally steady. Demand and offerings are light to moderate. 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: 25-Sep-20 01:10 C GM