What the Rise in Bird Flu Means

Photo credit: USDA photo by Scott Bauer via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Meg Wilcox. Civil Eats – November 25, 2025.

As the holidays approach, bird flu is once again sweeping through commercial and backyard poultry flocks, infecting and killing more than 8.9 million turkeys, chickens, and ducks in the U.S. since September. Consumers, however, are unlikely to feel a price squeeze this holiday season. A 50-state survey by the American Farm Bureau found retail prices for frozen turkey down by 16 percent in comparison to last year even though wholesale prices are up 40 percent, because retailers often sell turkeys as loss leaders. And turkeys will remain safe to eat as long as they are properly cooked. […]

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