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Last updated on Monday, November 19, 2018
(UNDATED) - Purdue researchers say the price of the Thanksgiving main course, and the staples that go with it, are lower now than in the past decade.
Purdue Agriculture Economics department head Jayson Lusk says turkey prices are at a 10-year low this year. Prices are right around $1.45 per pound or lower. A few years ago your Thanksgiving turkey was about 25-percent higher.
Feed prices are down on both corn and soybean, making it cheaper to feed livestock and poultry than in past years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts food inflation is going to remain flat this year. Cranberries are 30-percent cheaper than five years ago. Potatoes cost about 60 cents per pound, and the list goes on leading to an affordable grocery bill - something any family can be thankful for.
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