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Farm Bureau Talks Turkey

Chuck Zimmerman

Amercian Farm BureauA Thanksgiving meal is still “affordable” according to the latest annual American Farm Bureau Federation survey.

In AFBF’s 20th annual informal survey of the price of basic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table, the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $36.78, a $1.10 price increase from last year’s survey average of $35.68. The AFBF survey was first conducted in 1986 when the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal for a family of 10 was $28.74. This year’s actual cost of $36.78 is $19.04 in 1986 inflation-adjusted dollars. While Farm Bureau does not make any statistical claims about the data, it is a gauge of price trends around the nation. A total of 108 volunteer shoppers from 30 states participated in this year’s survey. Farm Bureau’s survey menu has remained unchanged since 1986 to allow for consistent price comparisons.

Here at the Zimmerman household I don’t think we’ll have 10 people but we’re looking forward to our own turkey feast.

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