NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 09, 2024 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 4-May-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 531 -4 28.80 (A) 531 28.80 South Atlantic 464 9 36.83 (A) 464 36.83 North Central 1,937 2 37.29 (A) 1,959 37.29 South Central 693 11 20.11 (A) 700 20.11 West 88 44 43.09 (A) 88 43.09 U.S. total 3,713(B) 4 32.95 29 3,742 32.92 To-date 2024* 64,788(B) 491 65,279 To-date 2023* 67,085(B) 451 67,536 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 2,000; for the current year to date* 203,000; for last year to date* 766,000. *Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods. SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 email: [email protected] http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 09-May-24 10:29 AM C AA