Shoppers Take Advantage of Bargains to Save on Holiday Turkey

The price of turkey this year is down for consumers despite a hike in wholesale prices.
Shoppers Take Advantage of Bargains to Save on Holiday Turkey
Thanksgiving turkey bargains at a grocery store in Texas on Nov. 20, 2025. Darlene McCormick Sanchez/The Epoch Times
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A trussed bird, the centerpiece of many family Thanksgiving gatherings, costs less than expected at the grocery store this year, despite persistently high wholesale prices.

As debates on social media continue over whether Thanksgiving prices are higher or lower this year, shoppers in several states told The Epoch Times that they had found significant deals on turkey, a trend also reflected in a recent national survey showing a drop in retail prices.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.