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DES MOINES, IA               Fri., Dec. 07, 2018          USDA Market News
                               
TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance.

DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The market on frozen 8-16 lb. hens is mostly steady.  The market on frozen 16-24lb. 
toms is mostly steady to weak, mostly steady to barely steady.  Demand light 
centering on hens.  Processor offerings of frozen Grade A 8-16 lb. hens range light 
to moderate.  Frozen 16-24 lb. tom offerings from 2018 production light to mostly 
moderate.  Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national 
basis from 2018 production for 8-16 lb. hens are 74.00-85.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. 
toms 62.00-84.00 cents FOB for current deliveries.   Trading slow to moderate 
centering on hens for current deliveries. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent 8-16 lb. 
hens traded at 74-85, mostly 83 cents FOB and on frozen Grade A 16-24 lb. toms at 62-
82 cents FOB from 2018 production.     

The market on fresh tom breast meat is steady to weak with trading reported at 
unchanged to lower prices, scapula steady to weak, balance of white meats and white 
trims steady at best.  Demand and offerings light to moderate.  The institutional 
sized bone-in breasts market is steady with mixed undertones.  Demand and offerings 
light to moderate.  The market on frozen tom bulk parts is mostly steady.  Demand and 
offerings light to moderate.  The market on fresh thigh meat is steady while frozen 
is steady to weak.  Demand light to moderate.  Thigh meat offerings light to moderate 
with frozen the most available.  The mechanically separated turkey market (MST) is 
steady to weak, mostly steady to barely steady.  Demand light to moderate.  Offerings 
mostly moderate.  Trading slow.  


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading slow with activity also reported on frozen tom breast meat.  The market on 
frozen tom bulk parts is generally steady.  Demand and offerings light to 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: 7-Dec-18 01:52 C GM