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DES MOINES, IA               Tue., Mar. 26, 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 to instances firm, 
strongest for deferred shipments.  Demand light to moderate, mostly light.  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 80.00-88.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 78.00-87.00 cents FOB for 
current deliveries.  Trading slow.  Frozen basted equivalent hens and 16-24 lb. toms 
traded at 86 fob for current shipments and 91 cents FOB for August/September 
deliveries.   

The markets on white meats and white trims are generally steady with spot strength 
reported on frozen tom breast meat from new production.  Demand light to moderate.  
Offerings light to mostly moderate.  The market on consumer bone-in breasts are 
generally steady.  The institutional sized bone-in breasts is generally steady with 
mixed undertones.  Demand light to moderate.  Offerings mixed, mostly moderate.  The 
tom full-cut wings market is steady to instances firm, tom drums steady, tom necks 
steady with mixed undertones and tails are steady at best.  Demand light to moderate.  
Offerings light to mostly moderate.  The market on thigh meat is steady with some 
finding a stronger undertone.  The mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is 
steady with a steady to fully steady undertone.  Demand light to moderate.  Offerings 
light to mostly moderate.  Trading heavy on Grade A 4-8 lb. breasts, balance slow.  


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading moderately heavy on tails, balance slow to moderate.  The market on tails is 
steady to weak with trading reported at unchanged to lower prices; frozen tom breast 
meat, thigh meat, tom full-cut wings and frozen MST steady to sometimes firm; balance 
mostly 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: 26-Mar-19 01:57 C GM