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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Aug 06, 2020          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      1-Aug-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              538         -20      27.22   (A)         538   27.22
South Atlantic          454         -16      41.68   (A)         454   41.68
North Central         2,283          -1      35.26   (A)       2,300   35.26
South Central           803          11      18.38   (A)         809   18.38
West                    138         -16      29.77   (A)         138   29.77
U.S. total            4,216(B)       -4      31.53    23       4,239   31.50
To-date
2020*               122,303(B)                           351 122,654
To-date
2019*               123,365(B)                           388 123,753

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 15,000;
for the current year to date* 470,000; for last year to date* 536,000.

*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: 06-Aug-20 10:41 AM C MP