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Falling turkey and Brussels sprout prices mean Christmas dinner will cost a little less at the supermarket checkout this year.
The price of Brussels sprouts has fallen by 12%, while a 10lb (4.55kg) frozen turkey will cost you £1.21 less than it did last year, research for the BBC suggests.
But digging deeper we discovered root vegetables have gone up in price this year, after wet weather delayed the planting season.
When all the trimmings are totted up, a family Christmas is set to cost £31.66 in 2024, down from last year’s figure of £32.18. It reflects food prices rising at a slower rate in the past year, as UK inflation has eased.
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The annual change in price for products across Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl were measured by Retail tracking platform Assosia.
The crown of the Christmas feast, the turkey, has fallen in price by 6% this year, according to this data.
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BBC News also looked into how the cost of a Christmas dinner might vary depending on where you shop.
Our snapshot from one day suggests Aldi was the cheapest supermarket for a basic list of Christmas essentials, at around £24.30.
Asda was second cheapest at £28.22, followed by Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.
Tesco was most expensive at £36.51.
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While we tried to find equivalent items across all five supermarkets, there are some small differences in product sizes or types. So the cost of your Christmas dinner might vary between supermarkets and the items you choose.
Prices will also vary the closer we get to Christmas as supermarket competition becomes even more fierce.
Our BBC analysis should not be directly compared with the price rise figures from retail analysis firm Assosia as we both use a slightly different basket.
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