INDIANA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says turkeys are 23% more expensive compared to 2021. Some may be serving something different this Thanksgiving.
You can blame one of the biggest outbreaks of avian flu this year on the smaller supply of turkeys available. A particularly persistent and contagious strain carried by migrating birds has killed at least 3.6 percent of the nation’s turkeys, or about 7.3 million birds, so far this year, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture.
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. Per pound, customers can likely expect to spend $1.64 per pound for a frozen whole-hen weighing from 8 to 16 pounds.
Overall, the typical Thanksgiving dinner is expected to cost nearly 14% more than last year.
Hoosiers are paying an average of $61.00 for a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people, or $6.10 per person.
Also costing more this year are eggs, which have already risen by 39.8%, butter which has increased by 24.6 percent, flour by 17.1%, and potatoes by 15.2%.
