MINNEAPOLIS — Grocery store parking lots across the country are filled with shoppers preparing for Thanksgiving.
Turkey, cranberries, potatoes, bread and green beans are on shopping lists, and all that yummy food can add up the register.
The good news is that all those groceries should cost you less than last year.
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the overall cost of a Thanksgiving meal is down this year, compared to last year's record-high prices. The average Thanksgiving meal will cost 4.5% less than in 2022.
The federation says turkey prices have fallen because of a sharp decline in cases of avian influenza, but inflation continues to impact other groceries.
The Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute reports the cost of fresh cranberries is up 20 percent, sweet potatoes are up 4 percent, russet potatoes have risen 14 percent and a can of green beans will cost you 9 percent more than last year.
"We like to splurge on Thanksgiving," said Sara Wuest, who was shopping in Richfield Saturday in preparation for a big Thanksgiving dinner. "We do like to cook and so we like good food. But I think the most important thing is getting together with family."
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