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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 24, 2025          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     19-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              638           8      27.00   (A)         638   27.00
South Atlantic          567          -5      40.57   (A)         567   40.57
North Central         1,936          -3      35.19   (A)       1,973   35.19
South Central           822          19      17.98   (A)         834   17.98
West                     63          -6      23.50   (A)          63   23.50
U.S. total            4,026(B)        2      30.95    49       4,075   30.97
To-date
2025*                98,047(B)                           746  98,793
To-date
2024*               103,542(B)                           792 104,334

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 38,000;
for the current year to date* 533,000; for last year to date* 348,000.

*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: 24-Jul-25 11:28 AM C NBS