Thanksgiving Dinner Prices Up 14%

Amid rising meals prices almost throughout the board, the standard Thanksgiving feast can be significantly costlier than a yr in the past.

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s thirty sixth annual Thanksgiving Gadgets Price Survey discovered that the common price of this yr’s vacation dinner for a celebration of 10 is up 14 p.c from 2020.

At a value of $53.31, it equates to lower than $6.00 per individual.

The purchasing record for the survey contains turkey, stuffing, candy potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a veggie tray, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and low and milk — all in portions ample to serve a household of 10 with lots for leftovers.

The Farm Bureau survey additionally lined an expanded menu that included ham, Russet potatoes and frozen inexperienced beans, and when these are added, the general common Thanksgiving feast price is $68.72 — nonetheless up 14% year-over-year and just a little underneath $7 per individual.

Survey knowledge discovered that the common 16-pound turkey prices $23.99, up 24% from final yr, through the interval of Oct. 26 to Nov. 8.

Nevertheless, the Bureau discovered that worth dropped 18% for the week of Nov. 12-18, so shoppers who haven’t purchased a turkey but should still have the ability to get one for cheaper.

As for particular person Thanksgiving meals costs apart from turkey, survey knowledge confirmed the price of 2 frozen pie crusts are up 20 p.c; a can of pumpkin pie combine is up 7 p.c; a dozen dinner rolls is up 15 p.c; a bag of contemporary cranberries is up 15 p.c; and a veggie tray is up 12 p.c.

The one Thanksgiving staple discovered to be cheaper is a bag of cubed stuffing, which is down 19 p.c.