Although inflation may be tapering in certain sectors, it’s still taking quite a bite out of the holiday meal.
Thanksgiving dinner will cost a whopping 20% more in the U.S. this year, according to the Farm Bureau’s 37th Annual Survey. The report provides a snapshot of the average cost of the traditional feast for 10 and is based on 224 surveys of stores across the U.S. and online.
The biggest bump is for stuffing mix, which is up 69% due to a flour shortage stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By contrast, cranberry prices have dipped 14% as a result of overproduction.
A significant driver of price increases has been escalating input costs for farmers, American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan said during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. “Fuel costs have roughly doubled and fertilizer prices in many cases tripled.”
Although bird flu has played a role in turkey inflation, Cryan explained that production is down only 2% from a year ago, and that prices vary widely depending on when you buy them. Discounts are highest closer to the holiday, he said, adding that purchasing smaller birds — which are in greater supply this year — might be another way to save money.
Other sources vary on how much prices have jumped. The October Consumer Price Index for turkey and other non-chicken poultry was up 17% over last year. For the entire meal, retail analytics firm IRI reported an increase of 13.5%, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported a smaller rise of 1% to 6%.
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Dinner is going to be about $25 a piece here. But at least it’s not higher.
In a recent survey, conducted by the renowned ‘Thanksgiving Turkey Society’, when asked how they will manage to celebrate their Thanksgiving holiday this year considering the 20% increase in cost to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner, 95% of respondents said they will wait for Black Friday to purchase their turkeys, and the turkey stuffing, and celebrate the holiday on Friday.
When asked what they are most thankful for this year, the same 95% answered in sarcasm: “We’re thankful for Black Friday.”
When asked what they are least thankful for, the same 95% answered: “Uncle Joe’s administration, and the whopping 20% increase in Thanksgiving dinner costs.”
The photo above depicts a “Treif” (non-kosher) Turkey. How do I know that? It’s clean. It has no hair. It has no feathers. I once overheard a conversation between a man and a woman, who were apparently not accustomed to purchasing kosher meat, checking out the chickens and turkeys at a kosher meat market. They were looking for “Lubavitch brand” chicken. The woman lifted up the hairiest, feather covered chicken and said “This must be the Lubavitch chicken. It has a beard.”
Wondering what the origin of “thanksgiving” is. It is documented as a day of thanksgiving to g-d for the past years harvest. “Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people.”
Wondering if this means “thanksgiving” to their avoda zara? If yes, we have a major issue with eating turkey or any of the rest as this is oved avoda zara.
I’m no posek, Please discuss this with your own rav.
Eating turkey on Thanksgiving evening is an issur dioraisah of loh seilech bichukas hagoyim. All the stupid empty heads that do so should be kicked out of Shuk
Eating turkey on Thanksgiving evening is an issur dioraisah of loh seilech bichukas hagoyim. All the stupid empty heads that do so should be kicked out of Shul.
Sure. Have it on Xmas instead.
Please post your credentials if you are going to state halacha. People don’t change their mind and ways (as I believe was your intention) just cause someone called them names. Each persons Rav is way more qualified to give a psak with the necessary explanations and hopefully end this practice if they rule it to be as your ruling.
Mamish Poishay Yisroel Bgufam. Throw their kids out of yeshiva and put the family in chairim for 4 generations
It is assur to.eat turkey on Thanksgiving or to celebrate this ” holiday” in any way
This means the way the government measures inflation is incorrect it is more like 20 percent annually
This was decided by poskim including Reb Moshe ztl already. We don’t need unqualified commentary from the peanut gallery.