Overview

• The American Farm Bureau Federation reports the average cost for a ten-person Independence Day cookout declined by $0.30 to $70.92, marking the second-highest total since the survey began in 2013.
• Beef, potato salad and canned pork and beans saw year-over-year price increases while pork chops, potato chips and hamburger buns registered declines.
• Only 61 percent of Americans plan to host food-related Fourth of July events this year, down from 66 percent in 2024.
• With fewer hosts, total consumer spending on holiday food fell 5.3 percent compared with last year’s $9.4 billion.
• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Consumer Price Index for food at home rose 2.2 percent year-over-year through May.