Texas A AgriLife Reports Steady Turkey Wholesale Prices Ahead of Thanksgiving Season
Texas A&M AgriLife reports that consumers should anticipate a good supply of turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. While wholesale and retail prices per pound are slightly higher than last year, market conditions suggest that shoppers will still be able to find deals on Thanksgiving turkeys. In late October, wholesale whole turkeys averaged $1.80 per pound, compared to $1.69 per pound in the same period last year. National average grocery store prices for whole, conventionally produced, frozen turkeys in early November were $1.26 per pound, up from $1.03 a year ago. Turkey production has rebounded from an 8% decline last year, with the number of birds going to market increasing by about 3%, and heavier average weights contributing to a nearly 6% rise in total production pounds. Despite a few recent highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks, AgriLife indicates these are not significant enough to impact holiday supplies.
