Your Thanksgiving meal will likely cost a bit more to prepare next week when compared to the previous year's holiday. According to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, a traditional holiday meal for a family of ten will total around $74.54--which is an increase of $3.05 over last year's average. That equates to a 4.3 percent hike in just one year.
The Madison-based farm group conducted its survey of 15 food items of the traditional Thanksgiving meal in over two dozen communities across Wisconsin.
"Whether you are in the grocery store or on the farm, inflation is impacting us all," said WFBF Media Relations Director Cassie Sonnentag. "Increased fuel and fertilizer costs are impacting farmers nationwide. At the grocery store we all are seeing a larger number on our receipts. However, the price of a Thanksgiving meal in our state is marginal compared to the national average and that's something Wisconsinites can be thankful for this holiday."
The average price for a 16-pound turkey in Wisconsin supermarkets was 96-cents less than last year at $27.52, while a four-pound ham rang up 12-cents lower than in 2021 at $10.56. Other year-to-year savings were found in dinner rolls and frozen peas. But most of the other items on the list were more expensive this year. They include sweet potatoes, milk, cream, relish trays, cranberries, pumpkin pie mix, pie shells, miscellaneous ingredients, frozen green beans, russert potatoes, and frozen peas.
Meanwhile, the American Farm Bureau also released its survey of the same 15 items for a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal at $64.05. That was $10.74 more than last year.
Categories: Wisconsin, General