Prices of Christmas turkeys are set to be 20% higher than last year

This year there are plenty of turkeys to go around but at a higher cost.

The price of a Christmas turkey is 20% higher than the previous year, according to The Grocer.

Prices soared last year after half of Britain’s free range turkeys were lost to bird flu, leading to concerns as to weather there would be enough to go around.

However, this year bird flu is not the problem. The cost of living crisis has led to an increase in turkey feed and energy costs, making it much more expensive to keep and prepare turkeys. Therefore making it more expensive for people to buy.

In a survey conducted by Winchester News Online, 55% of participants said they would be having a turkey with their Christmas dinner. 

We also asked participants where they would be getting their turkeys from, with 36.8% of people saying they didn’t know as they weren’t the ones cooking and 26.4% said they would be getting theirs from a local Butchers.

Thirty-seven percent of participants would be getting their meat from high street stores including, Morrisons, M&S, Tesco, Asda and Aldi, which all have a range of turkeys on offer. 

Prices range depending on the size of the turkey you need. If you’re only catering for a small family and need a 3.25kg turkey, the cheapest can be found at Aldi for £12.17. However if you’re feeding a large family and need a turkey around 8kg-9kg, you could be paying up to £153 from M&S.