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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 12, 2017          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      7-Oct-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              691            -2       25.95    (A)          691    25.95
South Atlantic          473            -5       42.32    (A)          473    42.32
North Central         2,116            -5       32.61    (A)        2,140    32.61
South Central           493           -28       21.07    (A)          501    21.07
West                    166           -23       30.03    (A)          166    30.03
U.S. total            3,939(B)         -9       32.96    32         3,971    32.96
To-date
2017*               165,120(B)                               203  165,323
To-date
2016*               168,190(B)                               279  168,469

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 34,000;
for the current year to date* 1,039,000; for last year to date* 528,000.

*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: 12-Oct-17 10:35 AM C MP