Don’t Believe What You Read About Turkey Inflation
Inflation on Thanksgiving isn’t just for parade balloons anymore.
According to the Farm Bureau’s annual survey, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner is up 20 percent from 2021. As it has every year for four decades, the agriculture industry group’s report has proven irresistible to local television stations and NPR reporters seeking holiday content. It’s also been catnip for Republicans, who have pounced on the news to attack the Biden administration.
The main course on Thursday will be turkey, and turkey is the headline item in the Farm Bureau survey, accounting for...