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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jan 14, 2021          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      9-Jan-2021
(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              612          72      31.03   (A)         612   31.03
South Atlantic          495          54      46.11   (A)         495   46.11
North Central         1,927          46      36.43   (A)       1,948   36.43
South Central           755          45      17.63   (A)         762   17.63
West                     92         -10      40.77   (A)          92   40.77
U.S. total            3,881(B)       48      33.26    28       3,909   33.25
To-date
2021*                 6,500(B)                            28   6,528
To-date
2020*                 7,561(B)                            43   7,604

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 24,000;
for the current year to date* 33,000; for last year to date* 18,000.

*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: 14-Jan-21 08:50 AM C BK