Americans will experience a more expensive Thanksgiving in 2021 due to higher inflation and supply chain issues, according to theĀ American Farm Bureau Federation. “When you go to the grocery store and it feels more expensive, that’s because it is,” Veronica Nigh, senior economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, told CBS News, adding that overall, food prices are up 3.7 percent in 2021 against the 20-year average of around 2.4 percent. Overall, a Thanksgiving dinner, including a turkey and all the different side-dishes, will cost between 4 percent and 5 percent more in 2021 than in 2020, she said. Last year, the overall cost of preparing a Thanksgiving dinner was under $47, which was the lowest since 2010, the Farm Bureau said. The Biden administration earlier this month said it gained commitments from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as UPS and FedEx, to try and …
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