# Thanksgiving Turkeys at Record Prices as Bird Flu Wipes Out Eggs in US - Bloomberg

> Turkey prices are at record highs ahead of Thanksgiving as bird flu culls wipe out supplies in the US heartland. Turkey hen prices are nearly 30% above a year earlier and 80% above pre-pandemic levels. Whole turkey inventories are the lowest going into the winter holiday season since 2006.

- Date: 2022-09-23 · published 2022-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39617-thanksgiving-turkeys-at-record-prices-as-bird-flu-wipes-out-eggs-in-us-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Low turkey inventories and high prices reflect a tight poultry protein supply that can sustain high prices through the holiday season. Avian flu culls are also reducing flock sizes that drive demand for feed.

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-23/thanksgiving-turkeys-never-cost-so-much-as-bird-flu-ravages-us-flocks

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