Turkey season has consumers searching for ways to save ahead of Thanksgiving weekend with a crucial question lingering – where can I buy the cheapest turkey?
With Canadians' pockets pinched by high prices, the federal government pledged to take action, announcing that Loblaws, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco would lower grocery prices in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, CTV News Toronto went on a turkey hunt to eight grocery stores in Toronto to find the cheapest bird. To level the playing field, we focused on the generic brand sold at nearly every store, Butterball, and zeroed in on fresh turkey prices.When it comes to turkey, it turns out the No Frills catch phrase – won’t be beat – is true. Their turkey was priced at $2.49 per pound.Matching No Frills, a turkey was priced at $2.
A fresh local Grade A turkey, the highest quality grade and commonly the only one sold at a retail-level, cost $2.99 per pound at Farm Boy.
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