This year’s Thanksgiving dinner is going to be more expensive. That’s due, in part, to inflation, along with disruptions in the U.S. economy and supply chains in the last 20 months. “During the COVID pandemic, we’ve seen changes in consumer behavior,” explains Veronica Nigh, economist, American Farm Bureau Federation. “We’ve also seen changes in the supply chains. Once the pandemic began, we saw a shift of consumers eating more at home, impacting food prices.” According to a survey from Farm Bureau, a 16-pound turkey costs about $24, an increase of 24 percent from last year. One gallon of whole milk is up seven percent and three pounds of sweet potatoes are up four percent from last year. One item noted in the survey with a decline is a 14-oz bag of cubed stuffing mix, down 19 percent from 2020.
