The annual 2025 Thanksgiving dinner survey shows the cost of a classic holiday meal for 10 at $55.18. The national average is down 5% from last year but still higher than pre-pandemic levels of four years ago.

Volunteer shoppers nationwide track prices for a consistent basket of holiday staples, revealing this year’s mixed trends: turkey, stuffing, dinner rolls, and cranberries declined in price. Sweet potatoes, frozen peas, fresh vegetable trays, whipping cream, and whole milk increased. When including ham, potatoes, and green beans, the total meal cost rises to $77.09.

Turkey’s influence on the overall price is shrinking. A 16-pound frozen bird averages $21.50. This is down 16% and its smallest share of the meal’s total since 2000. This is due to lower frozen-turkey prices and weakened year-round demand.

Side dishes now take a bigger bite out of the budget. Rising fertilizer, fuel, labor, machinery and land costs continue to push fruit and vegetable prices upward. Sweet potatoes jumped 37% due to hurricane losses in North Carolina, and vegetable trays climbed more than 61%.

Regional price gaps persist: the West is highest at $61.75, and the South lowest at $50.01. Despite modest consumer savings, farmers face falling crop prices, rising input costs, weather disasters and slowing exports. This leaves many farming and ranching operations below breakeven.

Read more about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal here.