This according to local retailers‚ who mostly import the bird from the US and Brazil.
Supermarket chain Pick n Pay said the turkey was as popular as ever‚ but that other cuts also sold really well over the festive season.
“Customers love to celebrate Christmas with a special meal‚ whether it is cooked on the braai or in the oven. We have some great turkeys of between 6-8 kg for sale over the festive season‚ together with special stuffed duck and chicken.
“Lamb‚ chicken and duck are all really popular during the festive season and are all produced locally by South African farmers‚” said the retailer’s strategy and corporate affairs executive‚ David North.
Theresa Rowlands from Braeside Butchery Meat Market in the Johannesburg suburb of Greenside‚ agreed.
“We’re selling just as much as in the past years‚” she said.
