Turkey: Daily National Turkey Market-at-a-Glance
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DES MOINES, IA               Tue., May. 11, 2021          USDA Market News
                               
TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance.

DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The market on frozen 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms is steady to firm. Demand is 
light to moderate, mostly light. Frozen domestic processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 
lb. hens are short to very light and 16-24 lb. toms are very light to light. 
Offerings of 24 lb. and heavier toms very light to light. Frozen Grade A basted 
equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 
114.00-119.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. tom offerings at 111.00-119.00 cents FOB for 
current deliveries. No trading reported.  

The white meat and white trim markets are steady to firm. Demand moderate to mostly 
good. Offerings short to light at best. The market on consumer sized breasts is 
steady to firm. The market on institutional sized breasts is steady with a steady to 
firm undertone. Demand light to moderate. Offerings of 4-8 lb. breasts short of needs 
while heavier sizes are very light to light. The market on tom bulk parts is mostly 
firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings of tom bulk parts short to light, mostly 
short to very light. The market on hen necks is steady, balance of hen bulk parts 
firm. Demand light to good, mostly moderate to good. Hen neck offerings light to 
moderate, balance of hen parts short to very light. The thigh meat and mechanically 
separated turkey markets are steady to firm. Demand moderate to good.  Offerings 
short to light. Trading slow to moderate. 

EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading slow with activity noted on fresh tom drums. The market is steady to firm. 
Demand is light to good, mostly moderate to good. Offerings short to light.

Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460 desm.lpgmn@usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 

Prepared: 11-May-21 01:44 C GM