As stubborn U.S. inflation continues to drive grocery prices higher in 2025, one surprising exception is emerging this month: the cost of preparing your Thanksgiving meal.

Consumers can expect to spend about 2% to 3% less this year on Turkey Day groceries, according to a recent Wells Fargo analysis of a typical Thanksgiving feast.

Shoppers are likely to pay less this year because the foods that make up a traditional Thanksgiving meal aren't the ones driving grocery inflation, the bank found. Grocery prices overall rose 2.7% in September from a year ago, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, led by increases in beef, bananas and coffee — none of which are Thanksgiving staples.

"At the heart of the uptick in the CPI's food-at-home increase is protein, specifically bee

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