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It looks like Mainers will be having a more affordable holiday, compared to last year. Retailers confirm they are offering their cheapest Thanksgiving meals in a few years.

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual survey, the Thanksgiving price index for 2025 shows the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is approximately $55.18, a 5% decrease from 2024.

Walmart says a Thanksgiving meal is down 25% from last year, with its lowest turkey price since 2019. Meanwhile, Target announced their lowest Thanksgiving meal ever

According to the Wells Fargo Thanksgiving Report, individual food items are starting to cost less too, including dinner rolls, down 22%, frozen vegetables, down 15%, and items like turkeys, stuffing, gravy mix, fresh cranberries, and pumpkin pies, now costing less than recent year.

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