(NAFB) Grilling season 2025 officially kicked off this weekend, and Memorial Day cookouts will fill neighborhoods with the smell of hot charcoal and grilled meats. But how much will that outdoor feast cost this year? Rabobank released its annual barbecue index, and Senior Consumer Foods Analyst Tom Bailey says inflation has taken this year’s prices to new highs.
Bailey says there are several farm gate influencers at play.
Rabobank calculates its barbecue index assuming each person at a party of 10 consumes one burger and one chicken sandwich, both with lettuce, tomato, and cheese, some chips, two beers, a soda, and ice cream. This year’s price reached a new milestone.
Bailey notes that tariffs only constitute one quarter of one percent of the cost of this all-American meal.
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