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DES MOINES, IA               Thu., Apr. 22, 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 with a steady to firm 
undertone. Demand is light to moderate, mostly light. Frozen domestic processor 
offerings of Grade A 8-16 lb. hens are short to light and 16-24 lb. toms are very 
light to light. Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a 
national basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 110.00-117.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. tom 
offerings at 110.00-117.00 cents FOB for current deliveries. No trading reported.

The white meat and white trim markets are steady to firm. Demand moderate to good. 
Offerings short to light, mostly light. The market on consumer sized breasts is 
steady to firm while institutional sizes are steady. Further processed demand 
moderate with improved activity noted. Demand light to moderate. Offerings of 4-8 lb. 
breasts are short of needs while heavier sizes are light to moderate. The tom neck 
market is steady, balance of tom bulk parts steady to firm. Demand light to moderate 
on tom necks, balance of tom parts moderate to good. Tom neck offerings light to 
moderate, balance of tom bulk parts short to light with fresh tom wings the most 
available. The thigh meat and mechanically separated turkey markets are steady to 
firm. Demand moderate to good.  Offerings very light to light. Trading slow. 

EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

No trading reported. The market on tom necks is steady, balance of items steady to 
firm. Demand light to good, mostly light to moderate. Offerings very light to 
moderate, mostly 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: 22-Apr-21 01:16 C GM