Preparing that Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people should have cost less this year than last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving dinner survey.
Farm Bureau Economist Samantha Ayoub says this is the third straight year the price has gone down.
Ayoub says this year’s cost averaged $55.18 or about $5.52 per person.
The amount of price change in the past year, according to Ayoub, can be split into categories.
Foods included for the regular menu on Farm Bureau’s informal survey are turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls, peas, cranberries, a veggie tray, pumpkin pie and whipped cream, all in quantities sufficient for 10 servings. In recognition of changes in Thanksgiving dinner traditions, the price survey also includes an expanded menu with boneless ham, Russet potatoes and frozen green beans. Adding those foods to the classic Thanksgiving menu increases the overall cost by $21.91, to $77.09.
The cost for the classic meal was the most affordable in the South at $50.01, followed by the Midwest at $54.38, the Northeast at $60.82, and the West at $61.75. The expanded meal (classic meal plus boneless ham, Russet potatoes and green beans) was the most affordable in the South at $71.20, the Midwest at $76.33, the Northeast at $82.97, and most expensive in the West at $84.97.
Read a full analysis of the 2025 Thanksgiving dinner cost survey in a Market Intel report here.
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