NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Fri., Mar. 05, 2021 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 with a steady to firm undertone with hens strongest. Frozen demand light to moderate. November fresh interest light to moderate. Frozen domestic processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms are light to moderate with 8-16 lb. hens tightest. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 108.00-115.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. tom offerings at 108.00-115.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. No trading reported for current shipments. Fresh trading for November deliveries moderately heavy at 132-134 cents FOB. The fresh tom breast meat market is steady with mixed undertones while frozen is steady. The market on destrapped tenderloins is steady to firm with frozen strongest. The scapula market is steady to firm, balance of white trims steady. Demand good on scapula, balance of white meat and trims light to moderate. Offerings of scapula very light, balance of white meat and white trims light to mostly moderate. The market on 4-8 lb. breasts is steady to firm, heavier sizes steady. Demand generally light. Offerings short to very light on 4-8 lb. breasts, heavier sizes light to moderate. The market on tom necks and wings is steady to weak, mostly steady with necks weakest. The tom drums market is steady to firm. Demand moderate to good on tom drums, balance light to moderate. Offerings very light to light on tom drums, tom necks and wings moderate to instances moderately heavy. The thigh meat and mechanically separated turkey (MST) markets are firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings light at best. Trading slow to moderate centering on fresh MST. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading slow with activity also reported on fresh MST, tom necks and scapula. The market is steady to firm, mostly steady. Demand light to moderate. Offerings mixed ranging 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: 5-Mar-21 01:56 C GM