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You'll Have To Fork Over More For Thanksgiving Feast

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 19, 2008

TAMPA - Families are pinching their pennies this holiday season, and many will be looking for the best bargains for their Thanksgiving Day feasts.

To help, we've created a simple interactive database in which you can share what you're finding as you fill the shopping basket for your Thanksgiving meal. You can also use the database to see where bargains are.

To get to the database, click the "Lowest Thanksgiving Grocery Prices" on this page.

This year, the average turkey dinner for 10 - with all the trimmings - will cost $44.61, an increase of $2.35, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Food prices increased this year as energy costs soared. And even though energy prices have dropped in recent weeks, food costs have not followed, according to Jim Sartwelle, an economist with the Farm Bureau.

Many shoppers are opting for generic brands and shopping at discount retailers, such as Wal-Mart; grocery chains are offering more sales, too. Publix Super Markets, for example, is cutting prices on essential items and tailoring weekly sales to Thanksgiving staples, such as potatoes and stuffing.

To help, we've created a simple interactive database in which you can share what you're finding as you fill the shopping basket for your Thanksgiving meal. You can also use the database to see where bargains are.

To get to the database, click on the "Holiday Food Prices Database" link above.

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