# Michigan turkey growers enjoy a 2026 price rebound but face a squeeze next year

> Michigan turkey growers earned better returns in 2026 after two hard years of disease losses, with state output up about 5% to roughly 4.5 million birds. USDA data shows the national flock rising about 3% to 198.5 million, while tight cold storage stocks lifted wholesale frozen hen prices about 30%. The American Farm Bureau Federation warns that more birds, costly feed and disease could squeeze margins in 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T06:09:05.518Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97194-michigan-turkey-growers-enjoy-a-2026-price-rebound-but-face-a-squeeze-next-year
- Commodities: [Turkey](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TURKEY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter stocks have lifted turkey prices this year, but a larger flock and higher feed costs could push growers into a price-cost squeeze in 2027. For feed buyers, rising feed costs in a growing turkey sector support demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- TURKEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/michigan-turkey-growers-price-rebound-margin-squeeze
- michiganagtoday.com: https://www.michiganagtoday.com/2026/11/12/afbf-bernt-nelson-michigan-turkey/

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