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The survey of the price of basic items found on Americans' Thanksgiving tables places the average cost of a traditional meal for 10 adults this year at $43 72 The menu includes turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, rolls, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream This year's average represents a pnce decrease of a little more than 3.5 percent compared to 2008, when the average total price was $45.30 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that the farm portion of each food dollar spent in the United States is about 19 cents. Using that percentage across the board, the farmers' share of the average Thanksgiving meal cost in Virginia is $8 31.
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