This Thanksgiving, the turkey on your table will probably cost you more because of the Avian flu.
Avian flu, also known as the bird flu, killed millions of turkeys this year, creating a national shortage and major supply chain issues.
Gozzi’s Turkey Farm of Guilford, which has been in the business for three generations, said the shortage is serious business.
“It just made them hard to get and hard to get turkeys to start this year. It just trickles all down,” Bill Gozzi, the farm’s owner, saod.
The Avian flu issue impacted farms in the western part of the United States. But even here in Connecticut, the price of turkey will be higher
“I think you’re going to see about a 30 cent difference a pound this year,” Gozzi said.
Some shoppers said they might consider workarounds to avoid the higher costs, but they won’t change their big family dinner plans.
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“I think people may have hams with it or something else with it, just to be able to make it an affordable holiday,” Roseann Reynolds, of Guilford, said.
“I think people are going to pay for it. Whatever. It’s traditional,” Betsy Johnston, of North Branford, said.
Gozzi said, barring another flu outbreak, turkey prices should return to normal by next year.
