GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This Thanksgiving, before you sit down for dinner, prices at the grocery store could set you back.

Holiday staples like turkey, beef roast and mashed potatoes will be more expensive this year, according to an analysis by food scientist David Ortega, a professor at Michigan State University.

Those price increases can make things even more challenging for people relying on uncertain SNAP benefits .

Across the board, grocery prices are 2.7% higher than they were a year ago and 25% higher than five years ago due to a combination of factors like inflation, tariffs, and supply chain disruptions.

That’s all reflected at the center of the table, with the turkey.

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting wholesale prices for turkeys to be about 40% higher th

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