On 11/5/2016 at 11:25 AM, Barefoot said:

Thanks for the profundity.  Obviously, I was looking for the price per kilogram.

Should of asked then

On 06/11/2016 at 9:14 AM, nookiebear said:

NORBEST......6 TO 8 KG 475 Baht/kilo

 

To put this in context, when Makro used to stock Norbest and Butterball frozen turkeys they charged around 160-170 Baht/kg. A standard 6 kg bird was around 1000 Baht. The Central Food Hall and other places around town that used to stock them charged more, up to 250 Baht/kg. Now the price is apparently 475 Baht/kg, so a 6 kg bird will set you back 2850 Baht, or over sixty quid at today's exchange rate. I was back in the UK last month and my local Tesco had frozen turkeys around the 6kg mark on sale for £19, so it seems you'll pay an eye-watering 200%+ mark-up to get a turkey in Pattaya this year.

 

Still, at least it seems you can get it if you're willing to pay for it.

1 hour ago, Guderian said:

... Still, at least it seems you can get it if you're willing to pay for it.

 

Yes, that's what Pattaya is all about. I hear you can also get turkeys too.

Didn't I read a few years ago that the falang fellow who had the big turkey farm up country was pushed off his land, or had it confiscated or something like that?  But I don't know if he supplied the frozen market also or if his place stayed in business.

Edited November 8, 20169 yr by Rimmer
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It's turkey time, November 2017.  Rimping (Kat Frang) has some small frozen turkeys, Norbest brand.

 

600 baht per kilogram!!!!!  300% mark-up from USA origin.

 

Tesco have them on their website
https://shoponline.tescolotus.com/groceries/th-TH/products/6073842575

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Should be some more coming to the market place now with Thanksgiving & Xmas coming up.

Turkeys are breed for this time time of year

14 hours ago, surat04 said:

Tesco have them on their website

Wonder where they originate from?

FYI, here in san diego Ca USA area, Albertson's one of the more expensive grocery chains, Butterball frozen turkeys $1.69/lb

I saw an advert in Rimping (on the Ping River ) Thursday, here in CNX saying it was "Time To Order Turkeys."

 

Wife was in a hurry so didn't follow up on it.