‘Good Morning America’ Blames Turkey Shortage on Climate Change

NORMAN I m surrounded ░░░░░░░░ by a whole bunch ░░░░░░░░ chatty turkeys at Double ░░░░░░░░ Farm here in New ░░░░░░░░ They ve got about ░░░░░░░░ 000 turkeys and they ░░░░░░░░ so far this year ░░░░░░░░ demand has nearly doubled ░░░░░░░░ the same time the ░░░░░░░░ of feed and labor ░░░░░░░░ gone up And they ░░░░░░░░ as more people try ░░░░░░░░ get together this year ░░░░░░░░ could be fewer turkeys ░░░░░░░░ they definitely think that ░░░░░░░░ price is likely to ░░░░░░░░ up Clip starts NORMAN ░░░░░░░░ over They re the ░░░░░░░░ centerpiece staple LEBLANC But ░░░░░░░░ got to have Turkey ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving I mean Thanksgiving ░░░░░░░░ no Turkey is like ░░░░░░░░ Fourth of July with ░░░░░░░░ apple pie or or ░░░░░░░░ with no two pizzas ░░░░░░░░ NORMAN But this holiday ░░░░░░░░ the U S Department ░░░░░░░░ Agriculture is predicting a ░░░░░░░░ drop in Turkey production ░░░░░░░░ quarter expected to dip ░░░░░░░░ 1 451 million pounds ░░░░░░░░ tender Turkey this time ░░░░░░░░ year to 1 420 ░░░░░░░░ Some farmers are already ░░░░░░░░ sales soaring MCCONAUGHY We ░░░░░░░░ seeing sales substantially greater ░░░░░░░░ they were at the ░░░░░░░░ time last year NORMAN ░░░░░░░░ to food analysts editor ░░░░░░░░ Lempert this Turkey day ░░░░░░░░ may be paying more ░░░░░░░░ a variety of issues ░░░░░░░░ climate change to the ░░░░░░░░ may be partly to ░░░░░░░░ LEMPERT We have a ░░░░░░░░ shortage of truck drivers ░░░░░░░░ being able to get ░░░░░░░░ birds to the supermarkets ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ NORMAN Experts say your ░░░░░░░░ bet may be to ░░░░░░░░ from a local Turkey ░░░░░░░░ like White Oak Pastures ░░░░░░░░ Georgia which Jenni Harris ░░░░░░░░ typically sells out of ░░░░░░░░ every year She like ░░░░░░░░ others are saying to ░░░░░░░░ now or make plans ░░░░░░░░ cash in HARRIS So ░░░░░░░░ re currently selling vouchers ░░░░░░░░ can reserve a bird ░░░░░░░░ will then they ll ░░░░░░░░ called in early November ░░░░░░░░ redeem their purchase NORMAN ░░░░░░░░ options HARRIS Tell the ░░░░░░░░ that you re completely ░░░░░░░░ with having them ship ░░░░░░░░ early Any type of ░░░░░░░░ we can make with ░░░░░░░░ to go ahead and ░░░░░░░░ their Turkey maybe the ░░░░░░░░ week of November when ░░░░░░░░ aren t quite as ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends NORMAN on ░░░░░░░░ So according to Butterball ░░░░░░░░ Turkey are most of ░░░░░░░░ turkeys that are sold ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving But experts also ░░░░░░░░ another option are fresh ░░░░░░░░ they don t like ░░░░░░░░ idea but time and ░░░░░░░░ again experts tell us ░░░░░░░░ way whether you re ░░░░░░░░ frozen or fresh order ░░░░░░░░ Look at these guys ░░░░░░░░ They are not happy ░░░░░░░░ you.” [crosstalk]