Stubborn Inflation Pushes Price of July 4 Cookout to Record High This Summer

Only two items included in a typical cookout have decreased in price since last year, according to the Farm Bureau.

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A customer shops for meat at a Safeway store in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The American Farm Bureau is reporting that the price of a July 4th cookout is going to be a “bit higher” this year thanks to persistent inflation.

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