{"id":359378,"date":"2021-10-28T22:19:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thanksgiving-2021-shaping-up-to-be-the-most-expensive-ever\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:19:12","slug":"thanksgiving-2021-shaping-up-to-be-the-most-expensive-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thanksgiving-2021-shaping-up-to-be-the-most-expensive-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thanksgiving 2021 shaping up to be the most expensive ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Thanksgiving 2021 shaping up to be the most expensive ever<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>This year\u2019s Thanksgiving meal is shaping up to be \u201cone of the most expensive\u201d on record, according to a New York farmer who says the nationwide labor shortage is jacking up prices.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefirecreekfarms.com\/\">Fire Creek Farms<\/a> in Livonia has been forced to hike the price of its holiday turkeys to upwards of $100 each \u2014 a markup of around $6 per pound, or 20 percent, from last year, said Jake Stevens, who owns and operates the farm with his wife Kyli.<\/p>\n<p>Stevens said the national labor shortage, combined with spiking demand as Americans emerge from the pandemic, has sent costs soaring across the board \u2014 from purchasing the chicks themselves to the feed and the cost of contracting out to a local slaughterhouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s Thanksgiving it looks like is shaping up to be one of the most expensive Thanksgivings on record,\u201d Stevens said in a phone interview. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consumer at the end of the day is going to have to literally eat that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not just turkeys. Americans can expect to shell out more for everything from canned cranberry sauce to sweet potatoes and other holiday favorites, supermarket executives and economists told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Empty shelves.\" class=\"wp-image-19955476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Americans can expect to shell out more for everything from canned cranberry sauce to sweet potatoes and other holiday favorites.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mark Hertzberg\/ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 Consumer Price Index, which measures a basket of goods and services as well as energy and food costs, jumped 5.4 percent in September from a year earlier \u2014 and the feds specifically highlighted prices at grocery stores, saying that \u201call of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chocolate chip cookies are 8.8 percent higher from a year ago while bacon and sugar are up more than 28 percent and 9 percent, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there\u2019s little sign of those price increases slowing down before November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kyli Stevens.\" class=\"wp-image-19955497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fire Creek Farms has been forced to hike the price of its holiday turkeys to upwards of $100 each.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fire Creek Farms<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of the Gristedes supermarket chain, said New Yorkers better be ready to pony up at least 10 to 15 percent more for their Thanksgiving ingredients \u2014 and that\u2019s if they can find them. <\/p>\n<p>Many of Gristedes\u2019 main suppliers on goods ranging from dairy and frozen foods to other groceries have initiated \u201croutine rationing,\u201d SAID Catsimatidis, explaining that his stores are only getting between 50 and 75 percent of some orders. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an industry-wide problem, he added, affecting supermarket chains across the region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jake and Kyli Stevens.\" class=\"wp-image-19955542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jake Stevens said the national labor shortage, combined with spiking demand has sent costs soaring across the board.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fire Creek Farms<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That will likely lead to spot shortages \u201cacross the board\u201d as Thanksgiving hosts rush to stock up on ingredients as the holiday draws nearer, he said. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the items Catsimatidis said his stores are struggling to stock up on include: Libby\u2019s canned pumpkin, Martinelli\u2019s sparkling cider, Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, smaller-sized turkeys, spiral hams and various pies.<\/p>\n<p>Avi Kaner, the co-owner of Morton Williams Supermarkets, added that turkeys are up about 30 cents per pound, or 15 percent compared with last year. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Trucks.\" class=\"wp-image-19955565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Supply chain issues will likely lead to spot shortages \u201cacross the board.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yams are up as much as 8 percent, he added, while nuts are up 10 percent. <\/p>\n<p>There are shortages across the supply chain of various products, Kaner acknowledged, adding that his stores have ordered ahead as much as possible. <\/p>\n<p>A variety of factors are driving prices higher at grocery stores across the country, according to Jayson Lusk, head of the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Restaurant supplies.\" class=\"wp-image-19955610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>As more Americans dine out, restaurants are placing bigger orders and driving prices higher.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are \u201coverall inflationary pressures\u201d driving all prices up thanks largely to the pandemic-related government spending that pumped huge amounts of money into the economy throughout the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to agricultural products specifically, Lusk said that China\u2019s been buying more commodities, driving costs higher. <\/p>\n<p>More Americans are also dining out, meaning restaurants are then placing bigger orders and driving prices higher in grocery stores too, he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-07-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Farm.\" class=\"wp-image-19955587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-07-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-07-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/most-expensive-thanksgiving-ever-07-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meat processors and farmers are offering higher wages to try and staff up during a nationwide labor shortage.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fire Creek Farms<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, meat processors and farmers are offering higher wages to try and staff up during a nationwide labor shortage, which also contributes to price hikes, Lusk said.<\/p>\n<p>But the agricultural economics expert is urging people not to panic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually encourage people to be patient. Part of what\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening is when people head out and stock up, that actually drives more shortages and more price inflation,\u201d Lusk said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people can be calm and expect most of the items in the grocery store to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional report from Lisa Fickenscher<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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