NW_PY021
Des Moines, IA          Thu. May 23, 2013          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     18-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              522           -18       26.59    (A)          522    26.59
South Atlantic          548           -14       42.67    (A)          548    42.67
North Central         2,105             1       32.42    (A)        2,107    32.42
South Central           782            -9       18.52    (A)          783    18.52
West                    278            -1       29.08    (A)          278    29.08
U.S. total            4,235(B)         -6       30.75     3         4,238    30.75
To-date
2013*                84,908(B)                               231   85,139
To-date
2012*                86,716(B)                               150   86,866

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 13,000;
for the current year to date* 463,000; for last year to date* 440,000.

*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: 23-May-13 10:39 AM C JK