Thanksgiving costs 34% less at Walmart

Walmart customers shopping for a traditional Thanksgiving meal can plan a 10-person dinner for $32.64, or 34 percent less than average, according to the nation’s largest farm group.

“We’re focused on offering competitive pricing on everything our customers are looking for this holiday season, from staples like turkey and pumpkin pie to new ingredients some customers are incorporating into their Thanksgiving recipes, like honey bourbon bacon and flavored hams,” said Jack Sinclair, executive vice president of grocery at Walmart U.S. “Customers can shop Walmart with confidence for all their holiday meal essentials.”

Ingredients for a typical holiday feast, with turkey and all the trimmings, can cost an average of $49.41 at other stores, up 37 cents from $49.04 in 2013, the American Farm Bureau Federation said.Data were derived from 179 volunteer shoppers who checked prices at grocery stores in 35 states.The national average cost of the dinner has remained around $49 since 2011.

Walmart recently expanded its Savings Catcher tool earlier this month to include holiday turkey and ham.

The Farm Bureau's dinner also includes bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, plus coffee and milk, all in quantities enough for a family of 10, with leftovers.