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

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     21-Nov-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              704          -6      28.00   (A)         704   28.00
South Atlantic          532          -2      39.08   (A)         532   39.08
North Central         2,414           6      32.57   (A)       2,414   32.57
South Central           652         -35      16.90   (A)         652   16.90
West                    207         -27      28.09   (A)         207   28.09
U.S. total            4,509(B)       -7      30.15    0        4,509   30.15
To-date
2020*               191,258(B)                           644 191,902
To-date
2019*               195,238(B)                           724 195,962

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 19,000;
for the current year to date* 818,000; for last year to date* 797,000.

*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-Nov-20 09:53 AM C MP