Californians will pay more to partake in a traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey and all the fixings compared to residents in other states, according to a new study from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The bureau’s annual Thanksgiving dinner survey estimates the cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner for 10 that includes turkey, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie will cost $72.61 in California – much higher than the national average of $55.18.

The report cites the surging costs of producing crops and raising livestock in the state. California has the highest share of production expenses in the nation, 10.5 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service.

And a shortage of farmworkers is not just being felt in California, but nationwide

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