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“They can get products cheaper, but they can’t get it better,” Kern said. Kern said it’s critical to support and purchase from local businesses. “It's unfortunate that the price has increased this year, but the price increase tracks closely with the inflation.” “Farmers are still farming, ranchers are still ranching,” Ellis said. Idaho Farm Bureau’s Sean Ellis said there is no sugar coating this substantial increase. The average cost of the traditional Thanksgiving meal for 10 people is $53.31 this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 36th annual cost survey. Various factors like inflation, supply chains, difficulty in producing demand and increase in food consumed at home play a role in increasing the cost of a Thanksgiving feast. “I think everybody is finally understanding how much better tasting and healthy a farm raised, organically grown, non-GMO turkey is,” Kern said.īut individuals may feel the pinch while purchasing Thanksgiving traditional meal items this year, due to a 14% increase in the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal. This year, his ranch saw an increase in demand as they sold around 100 turkeys and were requested to sell more.
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In 2020, Ron Kern’s ranch sold 50 turkeys. Turkey production was down 4% across the United States, but that didn’t affect a local Nampa farm.īack Forty Farms was fully prepared to provide their community with farm raised, non-GMO turkeys for Thanksgiving.