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DES MOINES, IA               Fri., Aug. 07, 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 moderate to good. Frozen demand light to moderate, mostly 
light. Fresh offerings light to moderate. Frozen processor offerings of Grade A 8-16 
lb. hens range from short of needs to instances light. Offerings of 16-24 lb. toms 
light. Frozen 2020 Grade A basted equivalent processor offering prices on a national 
basis for 8-16 lb. hens are 108.00-115.00 cents FOB and 16-24 lb. toms 108.00-114.00 
cents FOB for current deliveries. No trading reported. 

The market on fresh tom breast meat is steady, fresh scapula steady to weak, balance 
of fresh white meat and fresh white trims steady. The frozen white meat and white 
trims market is steady to weak, mostly steady. Fresh tom breast meat demand moderate 
to instances good, balance of fresh white meat and trims light to moderate. Frozen 
demand slow. Fresh tom breast meat offerings short of needs to moderate, balance of 
fresh mostly moderate. Frozen offerings light to heavy, mostly moderate. The consumer 
sized 4-8 lb. breast market is steady with a firm undertone. Demand light. Offerings 
short of needs. The market on institutional sized bone-in breasts is steady. Demand 
light. Offerings mostly moderate. The market on tom bulk parts is steady to weak, 
mostly steady. The tails market is steady to firm with trading reported at unchanged 
to higher prices. The hen bulk parts markets are steady to firm, mostly steady. 
Demand light to moderate. Tom bulk parts offerings uneven, mostly moderate. Tail 
offerings light at best. Hen bulk parts offerings light at best. The thigh meat 
market is steady while bone-in thighs are steady to weak. Demand light to moderate. 
Thigh meat offerings light while bone-in thighs are moderate to moderately heavy. The 
mechanically separated turkey market is steady. Demand moderate to good. Offerings 
light to moderate. Trading slow to moderate. Processing schedules continue to be 
affected by labor issues and ramifications of hurricane/tropical storm Isaias.


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Trading slow with activity also reported on tom breast meat, destrapped tenderloins, 
scapula, fresh tom drums and necks. The tails market is at least steady, tom drums 
and 2-joint wings mixed, tom full-cut wings steady with a steady to weak undertone, 
balance of items generally steady. Demand light to moderate. Offerings mixed, mostly 
moderate.

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

Prepared: 7-Aug-20 01:59 C GM