Fourth of July costs are up for fuel and food in Kansas City
Consumers faced a double whammy this Fourth of July holiday weekend with gas and food costs jumping from last year.Tim Pallokat drove from the Finger Lakes area of New York state to Kansas City for a youth cattle show with his wife, two daughters and the family dog.He towed his camper with his heavy-duty pickup truck.Pallokat said he expected to drive about 2,500 miles by the time he makes it back to New York.With the diesel fuel he needs, he expects to spend well in excess of $1,000 in gas alone.”It’s a big adventure. This is our big trip for the year,” he said.Dale Webb bought gas for both his pickup truck and boat this weekend.He was also smoking some pulled pork for a family party.Webb said he has noticed he’s spending more money this holiday.“Fireworks were expensive too. Everything is a little more,” he said.According to AAA, an estimated 42 million people are traveling over the extended holiday weekend. That figure would be a record, despite the highest July 4 gas prices ever.”I have started staying at home a little more,” Devon Altemeier said.In addition to the high price of fuel, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported the average price for a cookout for 10 people is up 17% from last year.The cost of ground beef for hamburgers is up 36% from last year.”It’s definitely crazy. Inflation is a big deal and I’m probably spending now double a week on groceries just for me and my fiancée and our 1-year-old,” Angelica Albidrez said.”I think we’re all tired of these high prices, gas and groceries,” Angela Madison said.With consumer demand up for the holiday weekend, AAA said gas prices may go up again.The American Farm Bureau Federation pointed to ongoing supply chain disruptions, inflation and the war in Ukraine as the reasons for food price increases from last Fourth of July.
Consumers faced a double whammy this Fourth of July holiday weekend with gas and food costs jumping from last year.
Tim Pallokat drove from the Finger Lakes area of New York state to Kansas City for a youth cattle show with his wife, two daughters and the family dog.
He towed his camper with his heavy-duty pickup truck.
Pallokat said he expected to drive about 2,500 miles by the time he makes it back to New York.
With the diesel fuel he needs, he expects to spend well in excess of $1,000 in gas alone.
“It’s a big adventure. This is our big trip for the year,” he said.
Dale Webb bought gas for both his pickup truck and boat this weekend.
He was also smoking some pulled pork for a family party.
Webb said he has noticed he’s spending more money this holiday.
“Fireworks were expensive too. Everything is a little more,” he said.
According to AAA, an estimated 42 million people are traveling over the extended holiday weekend. That figure would be a record, despite the highest July 4 gas prices ever.
“I have started staying at home a little more,” Devon Altemeier said.
In addition to the high price of fuel, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported the average price for a cookout for 10 people is up 17% from last year.
The cost of ground beef for hamburgers is up 36% from last year.
“It’s definitely crazy. Inflation is a big deal and I’m probably spending now double a week on groceries just for me and my fiancée and our 1-year-old,” Angelica Albidrez said.
“I think we’re all tired of these high prices, gas and groceries,” Angela Madison said.
With consumer demand up for the holiday weekend, AAA said gas prices may go up again.
The American Farm Bureau Federation pointed to ongoing supply chain disruptions, inflation and the war in Ukraine as the reasons for food price increases from last Fourth of July.
