According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Urban Institute, grocery prices for an average family of four have risen to record highs this year.

The USDA produces a monthly food plan to illustrate how much a healthy diet can cost. According to the cheapest of these monthly plans, the thrifty food plan, the average grocery cost for a family of four for a month reached $1,002.20 in September. That same plan this time last year was an average of $984.60 for a family for four.

The Urban Institute looked at those costs at the state level and found that the average monthly grocery prices are now $1,140 in Florida.

The high cost for groceries comes just as the holidays are hitting full swing in the country. Walmart highlighted the return of their annual Thanksgiving meal, a list of Thanksgiving ingredients, as a thrifty way to celebrate the holidays. In a press release the retail chain celebrated the $40 price tag for the meal, which was $15 less than the Thanksgiving grocery package last year.

“The most affordable holiday meal yet,” read the company’s press release. “A full holiday feast serving 10 people for under $4.00 per person — the lowest price since Walmart started the program.”

However, multiple items from last year’s package were either eliminated or downsized in this year’s promotion, which led to the lower price. Chicken broth, Jiffy Corn muffin mix, three bags of sweet potatoes, fresh onions, celery, poultry seasoning, Marie Callender’s pecan pie, frozen whipped topping, and mini marshmallows were all removed from this year’s Thanksgiving meal.

According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Oct. 24, the Consumer Price Index for food rose 3.1 percent this year.

In an effort to lower prices, on Nov. 14 President Donald Trump exempted agricultural imports like coffee, cocoa, bananas and certain beef products from higher tariff rates. Coffee prices have seen a 20.9% increase from a year ago. Meanwhile beef prices could soon reach $10 per pound according to Omaha Steaks CEO Nate Rempe.

“We are headed for what I’m calling the $10-a-pound reality,” said Rempe in an interview on Fox News. “By the third quarter of ’26, families are going to see $10 a pound for ground beef. I don’t believe we’ll see prices come down in any meaningful way until sometime in 2027.”