Socially distanced Thanksgiving weakens appetite for big turkeys

IN BARNS OR pens, or already in freezers, 40m American turkeys await their fate. More than half of the whole turkeys sold in America each year are eaten over Thanksgiving, which this year falls on November 26th. Most of the rest are polished off the following month, at Christmas. Social-distancing rules and travel restrictions mean that celebrations will look rather different in 2020--and so will the market for meat. Some 30% of Americans say they will spend Thanksgiving with their immediate fam...