Thanksgiving Turkey Shortage Due To Bird Flu

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) - Fresh turkeys may be hard to come by this Thanksgiving because there is shortage.

Some 9 million turkeys were wiped out by the bird flu last spring.

Some grocery chains may run out early.

The shortage is likely to mean higher costs.

Industry insiders say prices could increase by 20- to 30-percent.

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