Butterball, the nation’s largest turkey processor, is having a shortage of fresh turkeys.
Butterball, the nation’s largest turkey processor, is having a shortage of fresh turkeys.
While the small family farms in the Northwest make up only a fraction of the overall market no local turkey farmers are all too broken-up over the Butterball shortage.
Hundreds of turkeys from Champoeg Farm in Saint Paul, Ore. will end up on dinner tables next week for Thanksgiving.
“It’s a huge boost to the local economy and a huge boost to all of us, the small producers,” said owner Mark Anderson.
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