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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Dec 19, 2024          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     14-Dec-2024
(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              566           2      28.25   (A)         566   28.25
South Atlantic          478           7      41.56   (A)         478   41.56
North Central         1,800           7      35.25   (A)       1,843   35.25
South Central           478          -3      20.95   (A)         492   20.95
West                     57         -17      25.89   (A)          57   25.89
U.S. total            3,379(B)        4      32.79    57       3,436   32.71
To-date
2024*               181,523(B)                         1,497 183,020
To-date
2023*               193,663(B)                         1,385 195,048

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 12,000;
for the current year to date* 757,000; for last year to date* 1547,000.

*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: 19-Dec-24 10:10 AM C AA