Thanksgiving dinner cost will drop this year
The American Farm Bureau Federation would like us to pause to consider the efficiency of the turkey industry.
Need proof? Farm Bureau reports that the cost of a Thanksgiving family meal for up to 10 will be $49.87 this year, down from $50.11 a year ago.
“Prices for turkey spiked last year because turkey farmers were hit hard by the avian flu virus, which devastated flocks and reduced fresh and frozen turkey stocks nationally. That’s not the case this year,” Dave Miller, Farm Bureau director of research and commodity services, said in a news release. “In addition to turkey, ham is also quite a bargain this time of year since inventory is robust nationwide.”
The survey shopping list includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of celery and carrots, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and beverages of coffee and milk — enough to feed 10 people. The average cost of turkey this year is $22.74 for a whole bird, or $1.42 per pound, which is a decrease of 30 cents per bird.
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