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DES MOINES, IA               Mon., Oct. 02, 2017          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 weak.  Demand 
light to instances moderate.  The November fresh whole turkey market for November is 
mixed, mostly steady.  Fresh demand for November light to moderate.  Processor 
offerings of frozen 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms mixed, mostly moderate.  Frozen 
Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis from 2017 
production for hens are 89.00-103.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 83.00-103.00 cents 
FOB for current deliveries.  No trading reported. 

The market on tom breast meat and destrapped tenderloins is steady.  Demand light to 
moderate, instances good.  Offerings very light to moderate.  The market on white 
trims is steady to instances firm on breast trim, scapula steady to barely steady, 
and wing meat with skin steady.  Demand and offerings light to moderate.  The market 
on bone-in breasts is steady to barely steady.  Demand and offerings light to 
moderate.  The market on tom bulk parts is steady to firm, mostly steady.  Demand and 
offerings light to moderate.  The market on thigh meat is steady with a steady to 
fully steady undertone.  Demand and offerings light to moderate.  The mechanically 
separated turkey market is steady.  Demand and offerings light to moderate.  Trading 
slow to moderate centering on fresh mechanically separated turkey. 


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading slow.  The market is mixed, mostly steady.  Demand light to moderate.  
Offerings mixed, mostly 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: 2-Oct-17 01:49 C GM