Thanksgiving costs are down this year, but they still haven’t stabilized

Good news for Thanksgiving hosts: The average price for this year’s spread for a gathering of 10 will cost $58, down 5% from last year.

The bad news: That’s still 19% higher than five years ago.

The study from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) evaluated costs for the usual Thanksgiving dinner, including turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, dinner rolls, pumpkin pie mix and more. The organization has been evaluating Thanksgiving dinner prices since 1986.

The cost of turkey is down 6%, while sweet potatoes are down 26%. But some prices are up, including an 8% increase to dinner rolls and stuffing.

– Janelle Irwin, Florida Politics, The Tampa Bay 100