108NW_PY044 DES MOINES, IA Thu., Oct. 15, 2020 USDA Market News TURKEY: Daily National Turkey Market-At-A-Glance. DOMESTIC MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The market on fresh and frozen 8-16 lb. hens and 16-24 lb. toms is steady to firm. November fresh demand is moderate to good. Frozen 8-16 lb. hens demand moderate to good while frozen 16-24 lb. toms are light to moderate. Fresh offerings are light to moderate. Frozen offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens are nil to very light and 16-24 lb. toms light. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 112.00-119.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 114.00-119.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. Trading slow on frozen basted equivalent 8-16 lb. hens at 112 cents FOB for prompt shipments. The fresh tom breast meat market is steady to weak, balance of fresh white meat and white trims steady at best. Frozen white meat and white trims markets are steady to weak with scapula weakest. Fresh demand light to moderate. Offerings moderate to instances moderately heavy. Frozen demand light. Offerings moderate to moderately heavy with frozen scapula longest. The 4-8 lb. breast market is firm. Demand light to moderate. Offerings nil to very light. The market on 8-10 lb. breasts is steady to firm, balance of institutional sized breasts steady. Demand light to moderate on 8-10 lb. sizes, balance light. Offerings of 8-10 lb. breasts nil to light, heavier sized product light to moderate. The market on tom necks is steady, tom wings and tom drums steady to firm. Demand light to moderate. Offerings light to moderate with necks the most available. The hen bulk parts market is generally steady. Demand light to moderate. Offerings light at best. The thigh meat market is steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings very light to light. The mechanically separated turkey (MST) market is steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. Offerings light. Trading slow. EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Trading slow with activity noted on fresh tom drums. The market on thigh meat, tom drums, tails, MST and defatted gizzards is steady to firm. The frozen white meats and scapula markets are steady to weak, balance of items generally steady. Demand and offerings light to moderate. 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: 15-Oct-20 01:22 C GM
Turkey: Daily National Turkey Market-at-a-Glance