The restaurant’s owner had been taking her first day off in weeks when she got the phone call telling her the building was on fire.
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“Our meat industry is built on putting as many people as you can in a facility as tightly packed together and breaking down animals as fast as possible,” Neva said. That has pushed the cost of a turkey “through the roof” this season, Andrew Neva, owner of Northwest Meat Co., explained. Labor shortages and global supply chain issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic have squeezed the meat industry.
A Thanksgiving turkey is 24% more expensive this year, at an average of $1.50 per pound, or $23.99 for a 16-pound bird. The average cost of a Thanksgiving meal is up 14% over last year, according to a report from the American Farm Bureau.
Top story Supply chain crises drive up price of Thanksgiving turkeys, squeeze supplyįamilies preparing for Thanksgiving likely are seeing higher prices at grocery stores and not as many smaller turkeys to choose from, experts say. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a high near 53. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 35. This afternoon will be mostly sunny with a high near 44 degrees.