NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Mon., Oct 25, 2021 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The market on frozen 8-16 lb. and 16-24 lb. tom market is steady to firm for Thanksgiving needs with 8-16 lb. hens strongest. Some unsettledness was noted on toms. The market on fresh turkeys for November is steady to firm. Frozen demand light to moderate, instances good with 8-16 lb. hens the most sought after. November fresh demand is moderate to good. Frozen domestic processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens short of needs to very light with more looking at imports to satisfy needs. Offerings of 16-24 lb. toms very light to instances moderate. Fresh 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. tom offerings short to light with no offerings of fresh 8-16 lb. hens noted for October shipments. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 131-144 FOB and 16-24 lb. tom offerings at 129.00-137.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. Current negotiated trading slow. Frozen 8-16 lb. hens traded at 135.00 cents Fob for current deliveries. The white meat and white trim markets are steady with mixed undertones with some expressing less confidence in the market than others. Demand is moderate to good. Offerings light to instances moderate with supplies held with varying degrees of confidence. Further processed demand moderate to good. The market on bone-in breasts is steady to firm. The market on tom-full cut wings is steady at best, balance of tom bulk parts steady to firm. Demand light to good, mostly moderate to good with drums and necks the most active. Tom bulk part offerings are very light to moderate, mostly very light to light with tom full-cut wings longest. The market on hen bulk parts is mostly steady to firm. The thigh meat market is generally steady with spot weakness noted. Demand light to moderate. Offerings mixed ranging mixed ranging from light at best to instances moderate. The market on fresh mechanically separated turkey (MST) is steady to weak, mostly steady while frozen is steady. Demand light to moderate. Offerings uneven ranging light to moderate. Trading slow. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS No trading reported. The market on tom full-cut wings and MST is generally steady; balance of items steady to firm. Demand is light to moderate. Offerings very 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-Oct-21 01:50 C GM