[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Annual Thanksgiving dinner survey finds this year’s holiday feast will cost more than last year[/title][fusion_text]Friday, November 20th 2015
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving dinner survey found this year’s holiday feast for 10 will cost on average $50.11 – 70 cents more than last year’s – marking the first year to break $50. The Farm Bureau’s Thanksgiving shopping list included a 16-pound turkey – which cost $23.04 this year, up $1.39 from last year – bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of 10 with plenty of leftovers. Most of the grocery items went down in price, however, the survey found. For instance, one gallon of whole milk this year cost $3.25, down 51 cents; a combined group of miscellaneous items (coffee and ingredients necessary to prepare the meal like butter, evaporated milk, onions, eggs, sugar and flour), $3.18, down 30 cents total; a half pint of whipped cream, $1.94, down 6 cents; 12 ounces of fresh cranberries, $2.29, down 5 cents; one-pound relish tray of carrots and celery cost 79 cents, down 3 cents; and one pound of green peas cost $1.52, down 3 cents. AFBF’s report found three other items in addition to turkey that rose in price from last year. They included a 30-ounce can of pumpkin pie mix, at an average cost of $3.20, up 8 cents from last year; a 14-ounce package of cubed bread stuffing, $2.61, up 7 cents; and two nine-inch pie shells, $2.47, up 5 cents. Farm Bureau’s average prices for 2015 were close to Consumer Price Index numbers for eating-in, the group said. For instance, in October, the most recent month available, the food at home CPI posted a 0.7 percent increase compared to a year ago. This year’s survey was conducted over 32 states by 138 volunteer shoppers, who were instructed to look for the best prices and not to use coupons or other promotional deals. AFBF found that ready-to-eat Thanksgiving meals for 10 people were available for purchase at supermarkets and take-out restaurants for between $50 and $75.
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