The price of turkeys is soaring this Thanksgiving , and experts say consumers will have to hunt around to find a bargain for those birds.

Driving the price hikes is a stressed turkey supply chain .

The U.S. turkey flock has dropped to its lowest size in nearly 40 years because of the highly pathogenic avian influenza , according to the American Farm Bureau Federation .

As a result, wholesale turkey prices have surged 75% since October 2024, according to an analysis by the Purdue University College of Agriculture .

Wholesale turkey prices averaged 94 cents per pound at that point last year, compared with $1.71 per pound last month, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.

Purdue University's model predicts that the average retail price of a turkey will be app

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