The cost of Fourth of July cookout favorites

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fourth of July brings fireworks, flags and of course, food.

The American Farm Bureau Foundation (AFBF) recovered radical crossed the state volition beryllium spending 30 cents little connected a cookout than past year, but the costs stay high.

"This twelvemonth for a household of 10, we're seeing astir $70.92 for an mean 10-person meal. That comes retired to astir $7.09 a person," AFBF subordinate economist, Samantha Ayoub stated.

Californians spot a bigger punch.

"California goes up adjacent higher to implicit $90 for that meal. It's the lone authorities successful the state to person $9 per person," Ayoub said.

Those connected the grill this vacation whitethorn find immoderate cookout staples are much expensive, similar strawberries and beef.

"Just continues to interruption its ain periods period aft month," she explained. "That's conscionable owed to truly debased cattle numbers retired successful the US close now, and US consumers emotion their beef."

The Meat Up successful northwest Fresno sells meats of each kinds and has had to somewhat rise its tri-tip prices, but it says the costs stay competitive.

"Our tri-tip prices person precocious been close with Costco, if not a small spot cheaper," proprietor of The Meat Up, Cassi Maxey, said. "Our hamburger patties, our crushed beef, blistery canine prices, each those, we've been capable to support constant."

Customers continued to travel into the concern connected Wednesday.

"We've had an summation successful nutrient income passim this week. If radical spell retired of town, they're taking nutrient with them oregon conscionable stocking up connected their accepted barbeque items," Maxey stated.

Those looking to prevention this vacation whitethorn request to power from beef to chickenhearted oregon pork arsenic those prices person decreased since past year.

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