BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Thanksgiving grocery prices are rising across the country, but Californians continue to feel the increase more than most. According to the California Farm Bureau, the state has some of the highest grocery costs nationally.

To see what Thanksgiving shoppers can expect here in Bakersfield, I visited two local stores and priced out the essentials.

My assignment, courtesy of my news director James, was simple: find the cheapest Thanksgiving groceries.

I began at Blue Fig Farms, a family-owned Mediterranean market. The first item on our list was a 16-pound turkey. Nationally, the average cost is $21.56, while California’s average price climbs to $29.72. But Blue Fig Farms carries only Halal turkeys, making it difficult to compare directly, so I continued down the

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