Andrea Felsted, Columnist

Thanksgiving Will Be Pricey This Year … Unless You Wait

Inflation has come for the holidays. But there are signs that prices for turkeys, pies and gravy have started to peak.

November 22, 2021 at 10:00 AM UTC

Andrea Felsted is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering consumer goods and the retail industry. Previously, she was a reporter for the Financial Times.

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Thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year. Many people have already done their shopping for the holiday amid concerns about empty shelves. But those who’ve waited may get lucky.

There are signs that inflation in the price of turkeys, pies, green beans and bread rolls has peaked, for this season at least, as more supermarkets start stepping up their promotions.