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Thanksgiving Meal to Gobble up Less Money This Year

Americans can thank a drop in the average price of turkey and general food deflation for bringing down the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Thanksgiving will cost less this year. Good news for families, bad news for the turkey population.
Thanksgiving will cost less this year. Good news for families, bad news for the turkey population.Getty Images
/ Source: CNBC.com
By Jeff Daniels, CNBC
Thanksgiving will cost less this year. Good news for families, bad news for the turkey population.
Thanksgiving will cost less this year. Good news for families, bad news for the turkey population.Getty Images
Jeff Daniels, CNBC

Jeff Daniels is a coordinating producer for CNBC, based at the network's Los Angeles Bureau. He joined the network in 1999.

Prior to joining CNBC, Daniels was entertainment editor of financial wire service Bridge News and business editor of The Hollywood Reporter. He was a news writer for Financial News Network, a predecessor to CNBC. Earlier in his career, he was a reporter and market columnist for Investor's Daily (since renamed Investor's Business Daily).

Daniels holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University-Northridge. He graduated from the University of La Verne in La Verne, California, with an MBA in finance.