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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Aug 07, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending      2-Aug-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              611           6      26.93   (A)         611   26.93
South Atlantic          609          11      40.34   (A)         609   40.34
North Central         1,952           1      35.00   (A)       1,969   35.00
South Central           496           1      18.27   (A)         502   18.27
West                     93         111      22.53   (A)          93   22.53
U.S. total            3,761(B)        5      32.04    23       3,784   32.03
To-date
2025*               105,401(B)                           792 106,193
To-date
2024*               110,909(B)                           828 111,737

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 7,000;
for the current year to date* 548,000; for last year to date* 412,000.

*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-Aug-25 12:28 PM C NBS