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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 05, 2017          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     30-Sep-2017
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 Central Time)

               ---------Young turkeys----------   Old       Total turkeys
               Thousand        Pct chg     Avg    Breeders          Avg
               Head            Prev wk   Live wt  --Thousand head-- Live wt
North East              704           4      26.74   (A)         704   26.74
South Atlantic          498          44      42.45   (A)         498   42.45
North Central         2,235           3      31.05   (A)       2,240   31.05
South Central           681           3      17.06   (A)         683   17.06
West                    215          21      31.34   (A)         215   31.34
U.S. total            4,333(B)        8      31.32    7        4,340   31.32
To-date
2017*               161,181(B)                           171 161,352
To-date
2016*               164,113(B)                           278 164,391

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 40,000;
for the current year to date* 1,005,000; for last year to date* 499,000.

*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Prepared: 05-Oct-17 09:33 AM C JG