Undoubtedly, the main protagonist of Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey, for decades this bird has accompanied millions of families in this traditional American celebration, but this year it may be more difficult to acquire it, prices have skyrocketed between 10% and 15% .
According to the Consumer Reports organization, consumers will have to pay more for the turkey they buy and in the context of the Christmas season. The reasons why this increase occurs has to do with the problems of the supply chain and the shortage of labor, this has led to an increase in the cost of production of turkeys .
This situation according to Anne-Marie Roerink, founder of Consumer Reports, will have an impact on the “cost will go to the consumer”. The researcher explained that families will not face a shortage of this poultry product for Thanksgiving, but they will pay “more than they are used to.”
Given this scenario, what is recommended by Consumer Report is that families should analyze what are the best options before buying turkey, buying prices between Monirista grocery stores to drink the best decision.
Before buying the bird, families should make sure they confirm the number of people they will invite to dinner to determine the weight in pounds of the turkey, since the size will determine the price of it , so it is necessary not to neglect this type of detail, because in the end it will have an impact on the pockets.
On the other hand, the organization suggested that another option that may be cheaper, unlike the retail trade, is to buy the bird in advance in turkey farms. Calles which means that a fresh bird will be acquired.
Consumer Report, explained that given the current conditions, opting to acquire the turkey in a farm will represent a high price, but the safest is that it will be less compared to a grocery store where prices can be really high compared to other years.
On the other hand, this week the retail chain of membership Sam’s Club reported that this year will have a diversity of turkeys thinking about the festivities that are coming, that is Thanksgiving and Christmas. The retailer said that this year it will have copies for sale starting at 10 pounds.
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