NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Fri., May. 27, 2022 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 to good, mostly light to moderate. Frozen domestic processor offerings of Grade A 8- 16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms are short to very light. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 142.00-151.00 FOB and 16-24 lb. toms at 142.00-150.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. Trading slow with frozen basted equivalent 16-24 lb. toms reported at 148 cents FOB for current shipments. The white meat and white trim markets are steady to firm. Demand moderate to good for post-holiday needs. Offerings short to very light. The market on bone-in breasts is steady to firm with prices higher. Demand moderate. Offerings short of needs to very light. The market on tom bulk parts is steady to firm. Demand mostly moderate. Offerings short to light. The hen bulk parts markets are steady to firm with wings strongest. Demand light to moderate. Offerings short to light. The tails market is steady to weak. The market on defatted gizzards steady with mixed undertones for the light demand. Offerings light to moderate. The livers and hearts markets are steady to firm. Demand moderate. Offerings very light to light. The thigh meat market is generally steady. Demand light to moderate. Offerings very light to light. The mechanically separated turkey market is firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings short to very light. Trading slow. Live turkey losses due to high pathogenic avian influenza are 7% of 2022 turkeys slaughtered to date. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS No trading reported. The market is steady to firm on most items. Demand light to moderate. Offerings short to instances 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: 27-May-22 12:38 PM C GM