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USDA raised its 2026 forecast for wholesale frozen whole-hen turkey prices to 175.5 cents per pound, about 29% above the 2025 average. The national turkey flock is still rebuilding after bird flu losses, while the fourth-quarter price forecast is also above the year-earlier level.
Reduced flock numbers constrain turkey meat supply and support wholesale prices ahead of seasonal Thanksgiving demand. The story reports no direct price effect on the listed feed commodities.
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