Market Basket Survey Comparison
2015 Average Price
2014 Average Price
Frozen, Self-Basting Turkey 16 lb.
$26.40
$24.48
Herb-seasoned cube stuffing 14oz.
$3.04
$2.57
Enriched Brown & Serve Rolls 12 oz./12 per pkg.
$3.11
$2.75
Gallon of Whole Milk
$3.33
$3.86
Frozen Green Peas 16oz. pkg.
$1.64
$1.67
Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Mix 30oz. can
$3.09
$3.14
9 in. frozen pie shell
$2.68
$2.97
Whipping Cream ½ pint carton
$2.02
$1.93
Fresh Carrots per pound
$1.24
$1.66
One Bunch of Celery
$1.78
$2.00
Sweet Potatoes per pound
$1.36
$1.63
Package of Fresh Cranberries
$2.61
$2.28
Total Price
$52.30
$50.94
MID-HUDSON – The cost of buying all the fixin’s to cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner this year is up by about three percent over last year.
The average total price this year, which includes a 16-pound turkey, is $52.30, according to the New York Farm Bureau market basket survey. The cost last year was $50.94.
Turkey prices are $1.65 per pound, up 12-cents a pound on average in
the informal survey. The increase is partially offset by a decline in
other prices, including for a gallon of whole milk, which dropped 53-cents
from last year at this time.
The prices were compiled by farm bureau volunteers who shopped around the state for everything from turkey to rolls, fresh carrots, celery to whipped cream.
