Here's something to be thankful for: The price of turkey and stuffing is down from this time last year.

That's welcome news to Kayla Jenkins, who's hosting 10 people for dinner on Thursday.

"Only 10," she says with a laugh. "I'm the oldest out of eight, so it's expected to have at least seven. At least."

Jenkins was pleasantly surprised by the prices she found at a Giant supermarket outside Washington D.C.

"They're not bad, honestly," she said. "It's inflation, but it's not terrible compared to how it was earlier."

Grocery prices soared during the pandemic and the years that followed. And they're still climbing faster than many people would like — up 2.7% for the 12 months ending in September.

But a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation found the average price of food for

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