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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 31, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     26-Jul-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              575         -10      28.24   (A)         575   28.24
South Atlantic          551          -3      36.16   (A)         551   36.16
North Central         1,934           0      35.79   (A)       1,951   35.79
South Central           489         -41      18.40   (A)         495   18.40
West                     44         -30      27.29   (A)          44   27.29
U.S. total            3,593(B)      -11      32.17    23       3,616   32.17
To-date
2025*               101,640(B)                           769 102,409
To-date
2024*               107,169(B)                           807 107,976

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 8,000;
for the current year to date* 541,000; for last year to date* 403,000.

*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: 31-Jul-25 10:41 AM C NBS