NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 16, 2013          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     11-May-2013
(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              640             8       26.36    (A)          640    26.36
South Atlantic          640           -15       37.59    (A)          640    37.59
North Central         2,083             1       33.90    (A)        2,083    33.90
South Central           859             7       19.65    (A)          859    19.65
West                    280            12       27.36    (A)          280    27.36
U.S. total            4,502(B)          1       30.81     0         4,502    30.81
To-date
2013*                80,660(B)                               228   80,888
To-date
2012*                82,248(B)                               134   82,382

(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* 450,000; for last year to date* 411,000.

*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4471  email: PYMNDSM@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY021.txt

Prepared: 16-May-13 11:08 AM C JK
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