Thursday, April 23, 2015

Stores Anticipating Price Hike Following Bird Flu Outbreak - from TRUNEWS

With so many farms and turkeys affected by avian influenza, some grocery chains are wondering how shoppers will react.

Over the past few years, Machenthun’s in Waconia has added more and more turkey options. Turkey has essentially become one of the more popular buys in the store.

“Your beef and pork still sell the best, but we sell a lot of turkeys,” one employee said.

And so far shoppers haven’t been scared off by the avian flu outbreak that’s wiped out nearly four dozen Minnesota turkey farms.

“Actually, chicken and turkey sales are at an all-time high,” store manager Dale Rademachersaid.

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