There is a turkey shortage this year, and you may have to settle for a different main dish or pay more than you would a couple of years ago.
1. Turkey prices crashed in 2019, and a lot of farmers stopped raising so many. Then the pandemic piled onto that, so it’s still causing a shortage.
2. Inflation is making turkeys more expensive. Feed, fuel, and labor all cost more than they did a year ago. Workers are also hard to come by. And droughts across the U.S. aren’t helping either.
3. The avian flu is worse than usual. Around 3.6% of America’s turkeys have died of it this year. That might not sound high, but it’s over seven million birds.
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