INDIANAPOLIS — The cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is slightly cheaper, according to the Indiana Farm Bureau.
But local organizations say that slight relief isn’t enough to reduce the need this time of year.
WRTV Car after car was lining up Friday for free Thanksgiving meal kits at Christ Our King Church on Indy’s north side.
“It will give me an actual meal for that day and for the next week,” said Aleesha Smith, who received a holiday meal kit.
She was one of the dozens of Hoosiers in line for the giveaway, that was held in partnership with the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety.
WRTV “Everything is high, the 88-cent bread is two dollars, a gallon of milk is almost three dollars, eggs are two or three dollars,” added Nancy Harper.
The Indiana Farm Bureau reported food costs are still 25% higher than they were pre-pandemic.
But according to their survey, Hoosiers will be paying about 2% less for Thanksgiving dinner this year than they did last year.
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