Christmas Dinner Looking Expensive With Turkey Shortage

[swordtrombonefish]

Bird flu restrictions to...guess what?
Raise prices and restrict availability
Oh yeah, bring it on!

Christmas turkey fears as England bird flu rules widened

The government rules aim to contain the country's largest ever bird flu outbreak.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

As long as I get pigs in blankets I'm happy

 

[fella]

I'd probably eat short turkeys.

 

[fella]

As long as I get pigs in blankets I'm happy

As long as you get pigs in blankets, I'd be happy too.

 

[RedAsABeetroot]

Chicken's just as nice anyway (assuming supply of them is ok).

 

[zzzzz]

Is it that time of year again?
They come up with this every year and every year theres plenty of birds.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

We have Turkey but just one day a year -it wont be missed

 

[MolteniArcore]

I think we are swapping the Turkey for Swan this year.

 

[Way_Out_West]

Is it that time of year again?
They come up with this every year and every year theres plenty of birds.

Last year there was 1 case in October, this year there was 80. Massively different in scale to any other year.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

Venison this year....might get a rabbit in too.

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

I like turkey but girlfriend isn't keen. Just get a Christmas ham on the go

 

[1finny]

Last year there was 1 case in October, this year there was 80. Massively different in scale to any other year.

It is likely that most ‘fresh’ turkeys this year will have been frozen then defrosted for sale.
Suppliers have already told government and supermarkets the scale of the problem.

 

[ForssAwakens]

As long as I get pigs in blankets I'm happy

Left field, but probably the most overrated thing about Christmas for me

 

[ForssAwakens]

Is it that time of year again?
They come up with this every year and every year theres plenty of birds.

Less of the misogyny please

 

[Way_Out_West]

It is likely that most ‘fresh’ turkeys this year will have been frozen then defrosted for sale.
Suppliers have already told government and supermarkets the scale of the problem.

I think it is illegal to sell defrosted turkeys as fresh. They might be 'deep-chilled', so produced a month or so earlier, but never frozen.

Yes, suppliers would be well aware of the problem, hence the report. Hopefully it eases up enough to get adequate supplies, but to say it's like this every year is wrong.

 

[Trug]

Hare for me,

 

[Muttley]

Hare today gone tomorrow.

Usually no problem getting a frozen bird, I'll be very surprised if I can't get one. Nice bit of beef would compensate nicely though.

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Left field, but probably the most overrated thing about Christmas for me

I used to take them or leave them but i love them now, but need cooking until bacon is crispy and brushing with honey. Think the knee I had before were just crap ones and not cooked long enough so was just crap sausage with crap fatty bacon. Probably one of my fave things about it now.

 

[ConcourseColin]

Gammon & Beef for me, not fussed on turkey.

 

[hewielewie]

Already ordered my meat from my local butchers