USDA Prelim. Fed. Inspt. Turkey Sltr 05/29 10:36

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 29, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     24-May-2025
(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              523         -22      27.34   (A)         523   27.34
South Atlantic          511          -5      41.04   (A)         511   41.04
North Central         1,697          -6      35.40   (A)       1,718   35.40
South Central           513          -8      20.64   (A)         520   20.64
West                     65          76      30.69   (A)          65   30.69
U.S. total            3,309(B)       -8      32.61    28       3,337   32.60
To-date
2025*                69,069(B)                           514  69,583
To-date
2024*                75,431(B)                           581  76,012

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 16,000;
for the current year to date* 358,000; for last year to date* 245,000.

*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: 29-May-25 11:03 AM C NBS

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