Turkeys will be scarcer and pricier than ever this Thanksgiving – By Kim Severson (New York Times) / Oct 21, 2022
Farmers and processors are paying a lot more for feed, fuel and labor.
Thanksgiving 2022 is shaping up to be a tough one for turkey. The star of the holiday meal will be both hard to find and more expensive than ever.
Turkey supplies have been tight for a long time. Producers began to cut back on raising the birds back in 2019 after turkey prices crashed. Then the pandemic hit, further curtailing production.
Inflation has also pushed up the price of whole turkeys. Farmers and processors are paying a lot more for feed, fuel and labor, which can be scarce. They face supply shortages and drought.
All of it means that home cooks this year could be paying more than twice as much for a turkey as they did last year, some in the poultry industry predict.
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