It’s almost Thanksgiving and like everything the price of turkey’s are up – and it appears there’s a turkey shortage in Shreveport and throughout the ArkLaTex!

They’re saying the price of turkeys in Shreveport could be almost double what they were last year. Here’s why there’s a massive turkey shortage in Shreveport and across the country.

1.  Turkey prices crashed in 2019, and a lot of farmers stopped raising so many.  Then the pandemic piled onto that, so it’s still causing a shortage.

2.  Inflation is making turkeys more expensive.  Feed, fuel, and labor all cost more than they did a year ago.  Workers are also hard to come by.  And droughts across the U.S. aren’t helping either.

3.  The avian flu is worse than usual.  Around 3.6% of America’s turkeys have died of it this year.  That might not sound high, but it’s over seven million birds.

Experts think most people who want a turkey should still be able to get them.  But you might have to settle for one that’s bigger or smaller than your ideal size.

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