Warren County shoppers can expect to save a few bucks on the ingredients needed to prepare a Thanksgiving Day meal for 10 people.That’s according to the Missouri Farm Bureau, which reports that the average cost for Thanksgiving dinner in Missouri this year is $48.61, compared to $51.87 last year, for a savings of $3.26.That’s a cost of only $4.86 per person.The farm bureau’s figures assume mom is baking (or dad is smoking) a 16-pound turkey with bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, all washed down with coffee and milk.Most of those items decreased in price this year with the exception of sweet potatoes, milk and whipping cream. The rise was slight and offset by the reduced price of other items.According to Diane Olson, director of Missouri Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Programs, the average per pound price for the meal’s centerpiece — the turkey — dropped by 18 cents. “This makes a significant impact on the overall cost,” Olson said.Meanwhile the supply of turkeys in cold storage is about 4 percent higher today compared to a year ago and on-farm production of turkeys remains strong, according to the American Farm Bureau. These factors impact turkey prices at your local grocery store.The cost of the same meal reported by the American Farm Bureau was $49.04. This makes the meal in Missouri 43 cents less than the national average.Olson added: “Thanksgiving provides a time for family gatherings and an opportunity to count blessings and share. Count the productivity of America’s farmers among those many blessings.”Prices Down Slightly for Thanksgiving Day Meal