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DES MOINES, IA               Tue., Oct. 17, 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 
steady to barely 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 85.00-103.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 85.00-103.00 cents 
FOB for current deliveries.  Fresh trading moderately heavy on hens and 16-24 lb. 
toms at mostly 121 cents fob for November deliveries.  No frozen trading reported. 

The market on tom breast meat and destrapped tenderloins is steady.  Demand moderate 
to good, mostly moderate.  Offerings very light to moderate.  The market on white 
trims is steady.  Demand light to good, mostly light to moderate.  Offerings light to 
moderate.  The market on bone-in breasts is steady to barely steady.  Demand light to 
moderate.  Offerings moderate.  The market on tom drums is steady to firm while tom 
wings and necks are steady to weak.  Demand on tom drums moderate to instances good, 
balance of tom bulk parts light to moderate.  Offerings very light to moderate with 
tom drums the least available.  The market on thigh meat is steady to firm with 
frozen strongest.  Demand mostly moderate.  Offerings light to moderate.  The 
mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is steady.  Demand and offerings light to 
moderate.  Trading slow to moderate. 


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading slow to moderate.  The market is steady to firm on frozen thigh meat and tom 
drums, balance of tom bulk parts steady to instances weak.  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: 17-Oct-17 01:40 C GM