GARNER, N.S. — Butterball has notified its customers there is a shortage of large, fresh turkeys available for Thanksgiving due to slow weight gains.
The shortage applies only to the company's fresh, never-frozen whole turkeys in sizes 16 pounds and up. It does not apply to frozen or smaller weight fresh Butterballs. Also, other brands of fresh turkeys are not affected.
Butterball stated:
"We experienced a decline in weight gains on some of our farms causing a limited availability of large, fresh turkeys. While we are continuing to evaluate all potential causes, we are working to remedy the. . .
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