USDA Prelim. Fed. Inspt. Turkey Sltr 03/19 10:06

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Mar 19, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     14-Mar-2026
(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              518         -19      29.71   (A)         518   29.71
South Atlantic          576          14      42.03   (A)         576   42.03
North Central         1,848           0      37.58   (A)       1,861   37.58
South Central           536          23      17.88   (A)         540   17.88
West                     62           2      22.22   (A)          62   22.22
U.S. total            3,540(B)        1      33.90    17       3,557   33.91
To-date
2026*                37,793(B)                           290  38,083
To-date
2025*                34,525(B)                           314  34,839

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 14,000;
for the current year to date* 91,000; for last year to date* 248,000.

*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-Mar-26 10:35 AM C BRM

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