NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. Dec 07, 2023 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 2-Dec-2023 (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 631 127 27.79 (A) 631 27.79 South Atlantic 501 162 42.02 (A) 501 42.02 North Central 2,043 90 34.16 (A) 2,062 34.16 South Central 680 71 18.18 (A) 686 18.18 West 143 170 35.99 (A) 143 35.99 U.S. total 3,998(B) 101 31.49 25 4,023 31.47 To-date 2023* 185,808(B) 1,356 187,164 To-date 2022* 179,247(B) 941 180,188 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 9,000; for the current year to date* 1,523,000; for last year to date* 1,187,000. *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: 07-Dec-23 11:14 AM C AA