Indiana Farm Bureau has released the results of its annual summer cookout market basket survey, which features some of America’s summertime staples.
Hoosiers are paying an average of $66.73 for a cookout feeding 10 people this summer, or $6.67 per person – a 7% decrease compared to last year.
The total market basket price of $66.73 includes ground beef, cheese, hamburger buns, pork chops, chicken breasts, pork and beans, potato salad, strawberries, chips, ice cream, cookies and lemonade.
Potato salad saw the largest decrease in price (down 56% this year) compared to 2025, seemingly because the price of eggs has been cut in half from this time last year.
Cookies, pork and beans, strawberries and chicken breast were the only items that were more expensive compared to last year.
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