NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 19, 2017          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     14-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              695           1      27.05   (A)         695   27.05
South Atlantic          527          11      40.84   (A)         527   40.84
North Central         2,182           3      31.92   (A)       2,182   31.92
South Central           899          82      18.39   (A)         899   18.39
West                    167           1      30.22   (A)         167   30.22
U.S. total            4,470(B)       13      31.24    0        4,470   31.24
To-date
2017*               169,590(B)                           203 169,793
To-date
2016*               172,413(B)                           280 172,693

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 20,000;
for the current year to date* 1,059,000; for last year to date* 553,000.

*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: 19-Oct-17 08:48 AM C JG