The annual Thanksgiving dinner survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows the cost of Thanksgiving dinner is estimated at less than $5 per person.
The average cost of classic items found at the Thanksgiving dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for ten is $49.87, a 24-cent decrease from last year’s average of $50.11.
The big-ticket item, a 16-pound turkey, came in at a total of $22.74 this year.
That’s roughly $1.42 per pound, a decrease of two cents per pound, or a total of 30 cents per whole turkey, compared to 2015.
The AFBF survey shopping list includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a veggie tray, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of ten with plenty for leftovers.
