NW_PY021 Des Moines, IA Thu. May 29, 2025 USDA Market News TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur) Week ending 24-May-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 523 -22 27.34 (A) 523 27.34 South Atlantic 511 -5 41.04 (A) 511 41.04 North Central 1,697 -6 35.40 (A) 1,718 35.40 South Central 513 -8 20.64 (A) 520 20.64 West 65 76 30.69 (A) 65 30.69 U.S. total 3,309(B) -8 32.61 28 3,337 32.60 To-date 2025* 69,069(B) 514 69,583 To-date 2024* 75,431(B) 581 76,012 (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. (B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 16,000; for the current year to date* 358,000; for last year to date* 245,000. *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: 29-May-25 11:03 AM C NBS