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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Aug 28, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     23-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              655          -1      27.10   (A)         655   27.10
South Atlantic          575           3      38.35   (A)         575   38.35
North Central         2,089           2      33.34   (A)       2,108   33.34
South Central           640          46      18.87   (A)         646   18.87
West                     97          -9      29.19   (A)          97   29.19
U.S. total            4,056(B)        7      30.66    25       4,081   30.66
To-date
2025*               116,798(B)                           877 117,675
To-date
2024*               121,937(B)                           942 122,879

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 34,000;
for the current year to date* 631,000; for last year to date* 435,000.

*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: 28-Aug-25 01:15 PM C NBS