You might be thinking that Thanksgiving is exempt from all of this obesity talk since everyone is doing it on this holiday, and a recent study suggests you’re right.
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Finally, when many of us consider the cost of Thanksgiving, we often overlook transportation.
Save time by making good store-bought stuffing separately. Jacobsen points out Central Valley consumers have an advantage over the rest of the country when it comes to other items at the dinner table.
Agriculture Online recently completed a survey of farmers regarding their concerns for the future. If you assume that seven of your 10 Thanksgiving guests will imbibe two drinks, that’ll run you another $25, based on the the average price of wine and the recommended serving size of alcohol. Family and friends gather because it’s what we do on this day, and that bird is what we traditionally eat, just like pumpkin pie (which I loathe).
With turkey prices seeing an increase, a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation (ABFB) reveals that the average Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people will cost $50.11.
Farm Bureau officials said last week that turkey prices had fallen.
Members of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau collected price samples of 12 Thanksgiving food items in Elroy, Richland Center and 34 other communities in October and November. The bird of the season will run Americans an average of $23.04, up from $21.65 past year.
Urner Barry, a commodity research firm, said “one of the tightest supply situations” on record has hiked whole frozen turkey prices to a record high $1.40 a pound, compared with $1.07 at this time in 2013.
“Retail prices seem to have stabilized quite a bit for turkey”, said John Anderson, American Farm Bureau Federation chief economist in a news release.
If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen this bump in turkey prices, it could be that your local grocery store is hiding the increased cost.
Foods showing the largest increases this year in addition to turkey were pumpkin pie mix, a dozen brown-n-serve rolls, cubed bread stuffing and pie shells. Also pumpkin pie mix, bread for stuffing, and pie shells all went up compared to a year ago. A combined group of miscellaneous items, including coffee and ingredients necessary to prepare the meal (butter, evaporated milk, onions, eggs, sugar and flour) came in at $3.18.
1-pound relish tray (carrots and celery): 79 cents, down 3 cents.
The average cost of the dinner had remained around $49 since 2011.
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For big-city dwellers, that $50 total likely sounds like a steal.
