Thanksgiving dinner costs more. Here are tips on how to save and ways to find a free turkey

Your Thanksgiving meal will be one of the most expensive with inflation at a 31-year high.

Nearly every ingredient in your holiday meal has a higher price tag this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual Thanksgiving dinner cost survey. This can be blamed on inflation and supply chain disruptions.

The average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for 10 is $53.31, more than $5 per person, the federation's survey shows. It's the priciest meal in the survey's 36 years and up 14% from $46.90 in 2020. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates a 5% increase in prices for select Thanksgiving essentials selected for a similar comparison, similar to the 5.4% increase in the price of food at home, which was reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Nov. 10.