Thanksgiving Meal to Cost Lost to Prepare this Year
Friday, November 17th, 2017 -- 8:01 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Your Thanksgiving meal will likely cost less 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 cost around $47.26--which is down 65-cents from last year's average. This year's annual survey is now at its lowest level since 2010. The Madison-based farm group conducted its survey of 12 food items of the traditional Thanksgiving meal in 33 communities across Wisconsin. WFBF Spokesperson Amy Eckelberg says the report's findings show that a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal is not only very affordable, but will probably cost less than $5 per person.
Meanwhile, the American Farm Bureau also released its survey of the same 12 items for a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal at $49.12. That was 75-cents below the 2016 survey, and also averages less than $5 per person. Some of the Wisconsin communities that took part in the survey include Eau Claire, Marshfield and Medford.
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