
Thanksgiving Dinner Prices Jump 25 Percent Since 2019
Published on November 22, 2023
The cost of Thanksgiving dinner has risen by a quarter since 2019 as high inflation “continues to hammer families” across the United States, according to a recent survey. A classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people this year will cost $61.17 on average or $6.20 per person, according to the 38th annual survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). “This is a 4.5 percent decrease from last year’s record-high average of $64.05, but a Thanksgiving meal is still 25 percent higher than it was in 2019, which highlights the impact high supply costs and inflation have had on food prices since before the pandemic,” the organization said in a Nov. 15 press release....
