NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Wed., Oct. 16, 2019 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The market on frozen 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms is steady to firm with hens strongest. Demand light to moderate. Fresh inquiry for November shipments light to moderate. Processor offerings of 2019 frozen Grade A 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms very light to light. Frozen 2019 Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 93.00-102.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 93.00-101.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. November fresh trading slow at 114 cents FOB. No frozen trading reported. The market on tenderloins and fresh tom breast meat is steady, frozen tom breast meat steady to weak with -3 months age steadiest. The market on white trims is steady with a steady to firm undertone. Offerings of frozen tom breast meat mixed ranging from light to instances moderately heavy, balance of white meat and white trims light to moderate. The market on 4-8 lb. breasts is generally steady. Demand light. Offerings mixed, mostly moderate. The market on institutional sized bone-in breasts is steady to firm. Demand moderate to sometimes good. Offerings very light to light. The market on tom drums is steady to firm, mostly steady; balance of tom bulk parts generally steady. Demand light to generally moderate. Offerings very light to moderate with some finding tom drums the least available. The thigh meat market is generally steady. Demand mostly moderate. Offerings light to moderate. The mechanically separated turkey market (MST) is steady. Demand moderate with interest noted for 2020 contracts. Offerings light to moderate. Trading slow centering on fresh MST. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading slow. The market 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: 16-Oct-19 01:57 C GM