CLEVELAND — A recent USDA report found that turkey prices could be up as much as 40% this year, driven by supply pressures and higher wholesale costs.

Experts said the bird flu outbreaks earlier this year hit turkey farms particularly hard, leading to fewer birds available and pushing wholesale prices higher.

“It’s really hit turkey farms hard,” said Dr. David Anderson, professor and extension economist at Texas A&M. “So that’s really part of producing less turkey this year than last year. It’s contributing to much higher wholesale prices.”

Grocers in Northeast Ohio are aggressively competing to offer the lowest prices at the register. Some are lower than last year. This week, the cheapest turkey price identified in News 5's “Don’t Waste Your Money” price tracker was 49 cents per pound

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