Turkey: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thu)
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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Oct 01, 2020          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     26-Sep-2020
(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              700           6      26.92   (A)         700   26.92
South Atlantic          747          74      33.00   (A)         747   33.00
North Central         1,952          -6      33.38   (A)       1,970   33.38
South Central           413         -33      22.05   (A)         419   22.05
West                    183          26      29.16   (A)         183   29.16
U.S. total            3,995(B)        2      30.81    24       4,019   30.81
To-date
2020*               155,027(B)                           481 155,508
To-date
2019*               156,841(B)                           475 157,316

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 18,000;
for the current year to date* 639,000; for last year to date* 639,000.

*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: 01-Oct-20 10:35 AM C MP