Why Thanksgiving dinner may price extra this yr

With turkey costs rising, Thanksgiving dinner this yr would possibly find yourself being one of many priciest vacation meals on document.

In accordance with the American Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving dinner survey, a vacation feast for a household of 10 that includes turkey, stuffing, candy potatoes and pumpkin pie will price $53.31, a 14% enhance over final yr. A 16-pound turkey will price $4.60 greater than a yr in the past.

That worth hike is due, partly, to U.S. turkey farmers being battered by provide chain points, together with labor shortages in processing vegetation and better prices, together with on feed, transportation and packaging supplies.

The wholesale worth of frozen complete tom turkeys weighing 16 to 24 kilos was $1.36 per pound as of Nov. 19, 18% increased than a yr earlier.  

And in response to analysts, turkeys are additionally in shorter provide.

“One factor that you just in all probability will discover on the grocery retailer this yr is extra naked cabinets, as we transfer into the vacation season,” mentioned Trey Malone, an agricultural economist at Michigan State College. “That does not essentially imply that we have not produced sufficient, it simply signifies that the availability chain disruptions have created extra uncertainty alongside the system.”

Greater than 109 million Individuals are anticipated to journey for Thanksgiving, and 65% of Individuals anticipate Covid to have an effect on their Thanksgiving celebrations. 

So what can shoppers anticipate once they store for his or her Thanksgiving turkey this yr and what influence will the availability chain disaster have on the nation’s turkey farmers?

Watch the video to search out out what’s subsequent for U.S. turkey farmers.

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