“Turkey prices are 73% higher than last year and might stay that way through Thanksgiving, commodities strategist says”
October 24, 2022
“The ongoing spread of bird flu will likely affect the price and availability of turkeys this Thanksgiving. Right now the price per pound of an 8 to 16 pound turkey is $1.99, up from $1.15 last year, according to USDA data. This is a 73% increase…
The last avian flu outbreak was in 2015 and about 50 million birds were affected, according to USDA data. Already this year, 47.6 million birds have been affected and the flu has been detected in 42 states. To control the spread, growers must kill entire flocks, which usually contain about 15,000 birds…”
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/18/turkey-prices-up-and-might-stay-that-way-due-to-avian-flu.html