NW_PY029                                                                        
Des Moines, IA          Mon. Oct 16, 2017          USDA Market News             
                                                                                
Daily National Young Turkey Parts                                               
                                                                                

INCLUDING BULK MEAT and FROZEN (UNLESS SPECIFIED),                              
CENTS PER LB., DELIVERED FIRST RECEIVERS, PART AND FULL TRUCKLOTS               
AS OF 16 OCTOBER 2017.                                                          
                                                                                
The market on white meat and white trims is steady.  Demand mixed, mostly       
moderate.  Offerings light to moderate.  The market on tom drums is steady      
to firm, tom wings steady to weak, and tom necks steady to barely steady.       
The market on hen bulk parts is at least steady.   Demand on tom drum           
moderate, balance of bulk parts light to moderate.  The market on thigh         
meat is steady to firm with frozen strongest.  Mechanally separated turkey      
(MST) is generally steady.  Demand generally moderate. Offerings light to       
moderate.  Trading slow.  For domestic: fresh MST 32.50 pet food, tails 57      
cents delivered.                                                                
                                                                                

DOMESTIC TRADING                         PRICE    L.S.T.  WTD AVG   VOLUME      
                                         RANGE    CODE 1/   PRICE   (000)       
                                                                                
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A 2/                                                     
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS GRADE A--FRESH 2/                   R     175.00       22      
BREASTS, 4-8 LBS PLANT GRADE 2/                      R      98.00      320      
DRUMSTICKS, TOM                       72.00-73.00           72.67      120      
DRUMSTICKS, TOM--FRESH                               F      63.52      204      
DRUMSTICKS, HEN                                      F      67.00        4      
WINGS, FULL-CUT, TOM                  58.00-62.00           59.20      200      
WINGS, FULL-CUT, HEN                                 F      56.00        4      
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                                   R      64.67      120      
WINGS, V-TYPE, HEN                                   R     180.00       20      
NECKS, TOM                                  49.00           49.00       40      
NECKS, HEN                                           R      42.00       40      
BREASTS, B/S, TOM 3/                                                            
BREASTS, B/S, TOM--FRESH 3/                155.00          155.00       80      
THIGH MEAT                                           R      89.00       20      
THIGH MEAT--FRESH                                    F      93.62      373      
BREAST TRIM MEAT                                     T      70.00       12      
SCAPULA MEAT                                                                    
WING MEAT WITH SKIN                                  F      75.00       20      
TENDERLOINS                                          R     142.00       20      
DESTRAPPED TENDERS                                   W     142.00       12      
DESTRAPPED TENDERS--FRESH                            W     150.00       40      
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                                                       
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED--FRESH 4/                     F      34.17      460      

EXPORT TRADING                                                                  
                                                                                
DRUMSTICKS, TOMS                                                                
WINGS FULL-CUT - TOMS                                                           
WINGS, V-TYPE, TOM                                                              
TAILS                                                                           
MECHANICALLY SEPARATED 4/                                                       
THIGH MEAT - FROZEN                                  R      92.00      240      

1/ CODES FOR LAST SIGNIFICANT TRADE (L.S.T.):                                   
   M=MONDAY  T=TUESDAY  W=WEDNESDAY  R=THURSDAY  F=FRIDAY                       
2/ Breasts are bagged; rib, back, and wing meat included; and basted.           
3/ Boneless and skinless without tenderloins.  4/ 15-20% fat with skin added.   
                                                                                

Source:   USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News                        
          Des Moines, IA    515-284-4460  email: DESM.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov        
          http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY029.txt                        
                                                                                
Prepared: 16-Oct-17 02:06 PM E GM