Thanksgiving Scorecard: Pie Prices Climb And Turkey Drops
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When the bill for Thanksgiving comes in higher this year, blame the sweet-potato casserole.
Americans will be paying the second-highest costs on record for their Thanksgiving dinners, even though turkeys are cheaper. Higher prices for sweet potatoes, whipping cream, and pumpkin-pie mix are driving the gains. A feast for 10 will come in at $49.41 this year, a modest 37-cent increase from 2013, while just shy of the all-time high of $49.48 set in 2012, according to a price survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation that was started in 1986.