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One of the stranger things about Thanksgiving is that a few days before everyone starts cooking, whole turkeys are suddenly discounted bysupermarkets and grocery stores.
In the average year, November's price per pound for turkey is about10% lowerthan the price in September.
This happens becuase both supermarkets that sell turkeys year-round and food stores that don't typically sell whole turkeys offer them to customers.
This means that as demand for turkeys increase, so does supply. This boost in supply drives prices downward.
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