# Thanksgiving turkey shock as prices jump 12% as family farms warn rising costs are forcing them to charge more

> US turkey farms are raising prices as production costs climb, with DiPaola Turkey Farms in New Jersey adding 30 cents per pound. Wholesale turkey prices nationally are up 12% this year, according to Fox Business. The farm says corn and soybean feed costs are 10 to 12 percent higher.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:09:37.777Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98104-thanksgiving-turkey-shock-as-prices-jump-12-as-family-farms-warn-rising-costs
- Commodities: [Turkey](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TURKEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn and soybean meal costs are feeding into turkey production expenses, which supports turkey prices and signals firmer feed demand from poultry producers ahead of the holiday season.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- TURKEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dailymail.com: https://www.dailymail.com/yourmoney/article-16289717/thanksgiving-turkey-prices-family-farms-new-jersey.html

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