Thanksgiving table in the US has risen in price by 20%

Published 2022년 11월 25일

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In the US, the cost of Thanksgiving dinner has surged by 20% year-over-year, amounting to a $10.74 increase, due to a combination of strong inflation and the worst avian flu outbreak ever recorded. The outbreak has resulted in the loss of 50.54 million birds in 2022, leading to significant price hikes in turkey meat and eggs. Furthermore, the country is grappling with high inflation rates, with consumer prices rising by 7.7% in October from the previous month, as reported by the US Department of Labor. Thanksgiving, a national holiday in the US since 1863, is celebrated on the fifth Thursday in November and involves a traditional feast featuring turkey as the main course.

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Thanksgiving dinner spending in the US is up 20%, or $10.74, compared to 2021 due to strong inflation and the country's largest avian flu outbreak in history. This was reported by Reuters on Friday. According to the US Department of Agriculture, 50.54 million birds have already been killed in 2022, which has become a new anti-record, the previous one was set in 2015. Such large losses of poultry have led to a sharp increase in prices for turkey meat and eggs, the agency said. In addition, the US continues to record a high level of inflation for the country. On November 10, the US Department of Labor reported that consumer prices in the country rose by 7.7% in annual terms in October, compared with 8.2% a month earlier. Thanksgiving Day was declared a national holiday in the United States in 1863 by the decision of the 16th President of the country, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). In 1941, Congress passed ...

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