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The 4.6 million birds killed this year compares to the nearly 58 million birds the U.S. Department of Agriculture said were slaughtered last year in the first year of the outbreak. Retail turkey prices aren't tracked the same way, but USDA reports show that wholesale frozen turkey prices averaged $1.15 per pound in October, down from last year's $1.79 per pound and the previous year's $1.35 per pound. “I think there should be a lot of relief coming in the holiday season.”A combination of factors contributed to the sharp drop in bird flu cases this year. Officials say bird flu doesn’t represent a significant health threat. Bird flu vaccines are being developed and might help in the future, but at this point they remain impractical.
Persons: , Denise Heard, haven't, they're, , Jada Thompson, ” Heard, hasn't, It’s, John Clifford Organizations: U.S . Department of Agriculture, U.S . Poultry, Egg Association, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Turkey Federation, University of Arkansas, Farmers, USDA, Export, USA, Egg Export Council Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Minnesota , Iowa, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Turkey, United States
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