USDA Prelim. Fed. Inspt. Turkey Sltr 12/18 10:51

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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Dec 18, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     13-Dec-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              657         -17      28.04   (A)         657   28.04
South Atlantic          555           4      41.18   (A)         555   41.18
North Central         2,018          11      35.19   (A)       2,041   35.19
South Central           523          -2      16.05   (A)         531   16.05
West                     61         -10      17.05   (A)          61   17.05
U.S. total            3,814(B)        2      31.92    31       3,845   31.89
To-date
2025*               178,849(B)                         1,308 180,157
To-date
2024*               181,523(B)                         1,497 183,020

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 1,000;
for the current year to date* 769,000; for last year to date* 757,000.

*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: 18-Dec-25 10:23 AM C NBS

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