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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Sep 17, 2020          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     12-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              496          -7      27.44   (A)         496   27.44
South Atlantic          395         -17      41.90   (A)         395   41.90
North Central         2,071          -6      34.29   (A)       2,071   34.29
South Central           627          -9      23.78   (A)         627   23.78
West                    135         -19      31.84   (A)         135   31.84
U.S. total            3,724(B)       -9      32.32    0        3,724   32.32
To-date
2020*               147,106(B)                           441 147,547
To-date
2019*               148,118(B)                           452 148,570

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 26,000;
for the current year to date* 596,000; for last year to date* 605,000.

*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: 17-Sep-20 10:51 AM C MP