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DES MOINES, IA               Tue., Oct. 03, 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 with tenderloins 
strongest.  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 drums is steady 
to firm, balance of tom bulk parts mostly steady.  Demand and offerings light to 
moderate.  The market on thigh meat is steady to firm, mostly steady.  Demand and 
offerings light to moderate.  The mechanically separated turkey market is steady.  
Demand and offerings light to moderate.  Trading slow to moderate. 


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading slow.  The market is generally 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: 3-Oct-17 01:24 C GM