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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Jul 16, 2026          USDA Market News

***CORRECTION: to North Central and U.S. totals*** 

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     12-Jul-2026
(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              472          63      31.15   (A)         472   31.15
South Atlantic          587          28      42.60   (A)         587   42.60
North Central        *1,975         *19     *36.46   (A)      *1,999  *36.46
South Central           667          59      17.16   (A)         675   17.16
West                    126          27      30.38   (A)         126   30.38
U.S. total           *3,827(B)       31     *33.18    32       3,859  *33.17
To-date
2026*               *95,876(B)                           823 *96,699
To-date
2025*                94,021(B)                           697  94,718

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 24,000;
for the current year to date* 237,000; for last year to date* 495,000.

*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: 16-Jul-26 07:47 AM C NBS