The cost of a July 4th cookout just hit another record high

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Man, I was wondering why the White House didn’t put out a tweet this year about the cost of a Fourth of July cookout!

I guess that’s because it’s the costliest Fourth on record

This year’s American Farm Bureau Fourth of July market basket survey found the average cost of summer cookout staples … for a gathering of 10 people will set revelers back $71.22, up 5 percent from last year and up 30 percent from five years ago.

Man, things just keep getting better in the best economy ever!

The figure has topped $7 per person for the first time ever.

In 2019 your Fourth of July cookout would’ve cost under $55, folks!!

I only have one thing to say about these numbers:

The Independence Day grocery bill is in line with the increased inflation that has hit consumers over the past year.

The Farm Bureau’s experts estimate that 2 pounds of ground beef will cost an average of $12.77, an increase of about a dollar, or 11 percent, from last year. That comes despite the number of fed cattle in the supply chain this spring being higher than last year.