American Farm Bureau survey finds rising prices for most backyard cookout essentials lead to record-high costs for holiday feast.

A substantial increase in the price of ground beef and pork chops will add to the total cost of this year’s Fourth of July meal as families celebrating the annual holiday continue to find stubbornly high prices at the grocery store in 2024.

An Independence Day cookout will cost $71.22 for 10 guests this year based on the 2024 American Farm Bureau...