Your Thanksgiving meal may cost more, or less. It depends on the research firm
Nov 25, 2025, 8:48 AM CST
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WISCONSIN (CIVIC MEDIA) – The price of a traditional Thanksgiving meal in Wisconsin is up 6.7% according to Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s annual Market Basket survey that rang in at $61.84, an increase of $3.88 from the 2024 survey of the same items.
The Market Basket survey looks at the price of popular food items used to prepare a Thanksgiving meal sufficient to serve 10 people. This survey allows for Wisconsin food prices to be compared with food prices from across the country.
Comparatively, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s survey of the same items showed a decrease from 2024 with prices nationally at $55.18.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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