July 4th Cookout Cost Reaches ‘Record High’ Due to Inflation, Farm Bureau Says

The average cost to host a Fourth of July cookout increased by 5 percent year over year, bureau said.

People shop in a supermarket, in this file photo. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The average cost for a Fourth of July cookout has increased in 2024 to a “record high,” in part because of higher inflation, according to a survey released on June 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

An Independence Day cookout for 10 people will cost 5 percent more than last year, according to the farmer and rancher group. In 2023, the average cost was $67.73, but in 2024, it will cost an average of $71.22, the group found.