USDA Prelim. Fed. Inspt. Turkey Sltr 04/02 10:46

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Apr 02, 2026          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     28-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              500          -5      29.62   (A)         500   29.62
South Atlantic          567           2      42.27   (A)         567   42.27
North Central         1,786           4      37.74   (A)       1,809   37.74
South Central           439         -17      18.78   (A)         447   18.78
West                     50           0      26.98   (A)          50   26.98
U.S. total            3,342(B)       -1      34.64    31       3,373   34.60
To-date
2026*                44,511(B)                           356  44,867
To-date
2025*                41,375(B)                           354  41,729

(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* 99,000; for last year to date* 260,000.

*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: 02-Apr-26 11:15 AM C BRM

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