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How COVID-19 Is Impacting The Turkey Industry This Thanksgiving

Turkeys at P&J Products in Northfield, Minnesota. (John Zimmerman)
Turkeys at P&J Products in Northfield, Minnesota. (John Zimmerman)

Every year Americans consume nearly 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving. But with COVID-19 cases surging across the country, many families have had to scale back their holiday plans.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with John Zimmerman, owner of P&J Products in Northfield, Minnesota, about the pandemic’s impact on the turkey industry.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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