Thanksgiving, but US turkey farmers aren't celebrating
<p><span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="cranberries">cranberries</span>, <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="green">green</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pumpkin">pumpkin</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="seasoned">seasoned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roasted">roasted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oven">oven</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grill">grill</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smoker">smoker</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="About">About</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="states">states</span>: <span word="Minnesota">Minnesota</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span>, <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>, <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Joel">Joel</span> <span word="Brandenberger">Brandenberger</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="Feed">Feed</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Corn">Corn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="frankly">frankly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="diverted">diverted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ethanol">ethanol</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p>
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