BALTIMORE — Thanksgiving is a little cheaper for Marylanders this year according to a new survey.
A Farm Bureau survey reveals the average cost of a traditional dinner for 10 people is $58.08, or about $5.80 per person.
This represents a 5% drop compared to Thanksgiving 2023.
However this still remains higher than the cost of dinner in 2019, pre-pandemic. The survey recorded its highest-ever cost in 2022, when a meal for 10 reached $64.06.
A 16-pound turkey now averages $25.67, or $1.68 per pound — a 6% decline from last year.
Individual prices from the survey:
- 14-ounces of cubed stuffing mix: $4.08 (up 8.2%)
- 2 frozen pie crusts: $3.40 (down 2.9%)
- Half pint of whipping cream: $1.81 (up 4.7%)
- 1 pound of frozen peas: $1.73 (down 8.1%)
- 1 dozen dinner rolls: $4.16 (up 8.4%)
- Misc. ingredients to prepare the meal: $3.75 (down 5.1%)
- 30-ounce can of pumpkin pie mix: $4.15 (down 6.5%)
- 1 gallon of whole milk: $3.21 (down 14.3%)
- 3 pounds of sweet potatoes: $2.93 (down 26.2%)
- 1-pound veggie tray (carrots & celery): $.84 (down 6.4%)
- 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries: $2.35 (up 11.8%)
For more details from the survey, click here.
