NW_PY021
Washington, DC          Wed. Dec 31, 2008          USDA Market News

TURKEY: Weekly Turkeys Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Plants (Thur)
Week ending     27-Dec-2008
(Preliminary) (Released 1:00 Eastern Time)

               ---------Young turkeys----------      Old        Total turkeys
               Thousand         Pct chg      Avg     Banded              Avg
               Head             Prev wk    Live wt   --Thousand head--   Live wt
North East              611           -22       24.14    (A)          612    24.14
South Atlantic          432           -43       36.14    (A)          433    36.14
North Central         1,335           -36       34.21    (A)        1,335    34.21
South Central           527           -44       18.95    (A)          527    18.95
West                    193           -56       27.24    (A)          193    27.24
U.S. total            3,098(B)        -38       29.46          2    3,100    29.46
To-date
2008                248,785(B)                               483  249,268
To-date
2007                242,102(B)                               286  242,388

(A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
(B) Number of young banded breeder turks included: this week 4,000;
for the current year to date 1,445,000; for last year to date 1,252,000.

SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch
        Washington, DC     202.720.6911
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY021.txt

Prepared: 31-Dec-08 11:34 AM E AH