The Price of a Memorial Day BBQ is Up This Year

Surprisingly, the item that had the highest percent increase in cost was the relish...

Your Memorial Day cookout might cost a little more than last year. Consumer Affairs looked at how much seven barbecue staples cost now compared to 2023, and it’s a 10% bump. $27.39 a year ago, and $30.18 now. Most of that is because hamburger meat prices are up, but nothing on the list is cheaper than it was in 2023. They compared data from over 150,000 stores across the country and looked at what you’d need for a basic cookout, which includes burgers, hotdogs, buns, ketchup, mustard and relish. Surprisingly, the item that had the highest percent increase in cost was the relish….that’s due to a pickle shortage following extreme weather in Mexico.