While Thanksgiving is a unifying holiday, the turkey itself divides us into two camps: lovers of dark meat and lovers of white meat.
If you’re in the dark meat category, “you’re in the minority,” said Thomas Elam, president of FarmEcon. “And we in the turkey industry appreciate your taste for dark meat cause it’s a product we wish we could sell more of.”
White meat is sold for domestic consumption, and dark meat is exported more.
But dark meat’s time has come. Maybe. For a minute.
Because right now, the price of white meat is surging. "Turkey breast meat is now twice its normal level,” said Elam.
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