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DES MOINES, IA               Tue., Aug. 11, 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 with a 
steady to firm undertone. 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 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, frozen tom breast meat steady with 
mixed undertones, destrapped tenderloins steady to instances weak, scapula steady to 
weak, balance of fresh and frozen white trims 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 to firm. 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. Demand light to moderate. Tom bulk 
parts offerings uneven, mostly moderate. Tail offerings light at best. The hen bulk 
parts markets are steady to firm, mostly steady. Demand light to moderate. 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 (MST) 
market is steady. Demand moderate to good. Offerings light to moderate. Trading slow. 
Labor issues continue to affect availability of some items. 


EXPORT MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

No trading reported. The tails market is steady to firm, tom drums and 2-joint wings 
mostly steady, 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: 11-Aug-20 12:34 C GM