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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Mar 26, 2020          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     21-Mar-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              640           8      27.48   (A)         640   27.48
South Atlantic          548          -4      40.55   (A)         548   40.55
North Central         2,077          -6      37.07   (A)       2,081   37.07
South Central           759           1      19.11   (A)         760   19.11
West                    133           0      36.74   (A)         133   36.74
U.S. total            4,157(B)       -2      32.76    5        4,162   32.76
To-date
2020*                48,461(B)                            96  48,557
To-date
2019*                47,041(B)                            82  47,123

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 9,000;
for the current year to date* 130,000; for last year to date* 298,000.

*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: 26-Mar-20 08:41 AM C BK