Feast or Fowl: Why you might pay more for turkey and eggs this holiday season

10/21/24 • 22 min

In this episode of Food, Farms, and Forests, Dr. Jada Thompson, associate professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness breaks down the economic factors affecting turkey and egg prices for the upcoming holiday season.
She discusses the highly pathogenic avian influenza and avian metapneumovirus, or aMPV, how producers adjust supply in response to potential outbreaks, and the impacts of biosecurity measures and backyard poultry.
Tune in as Thompson dives deeper into the economic dynamics behind the prices we pay at the grocery store.
Related links:
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department

Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food Life Science
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

U of A System Division of Agriculture

10/21/24 • 22 min

Food, Farms and Forests - Feast or Fowl: Why you might pay more for turkey and eggs this holiday season

Transcript

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Intro/Outro

Welcome to the Arkansas Food, Farms & Forests Podcast. The podcast bringing you the latest on food, fiber and forestry research from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

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Jenifer:

Welcome to Food Farms & Forests. I'm Jenifer Fouch. Today we are talking about turkeys for Tha

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