joining us now from boston, dasha burns. this thanksgiving is one of the most expensive in history.ffecting the food bank there in boston? >> reporter: yeah, jose, i'm at the hub for the greater boston food bank right now. this warehouse is more than 100,000 square feet and the food that you see stacked high here, this supplies 600 food pantries, shelters, meal programs all across the state of massachusetts. it's one of the largest food banks in the country. jose, on any given day, this is a massive and complicated operation. right now the head of supply chain tells me they've been seeing challenges like they've never seen before. you're seeing the increases in prices. at the same time you're also just not finding certain holiday staples. take a listen so some of what we heard here. >> we're seeing price increases between 10 and 20% on those critical staple items that you have in a holiday meal. turkey is up 10%. sweet potatoes up 28%. and so -- and very difficult to find cranberry sauce these days. packaging, boxes, pallets that are just harder to come by right now. >> reporter: an

nbc's dasha burns is in boston at the greater boston food bank. board president at the help center in florence, alabama. they provide food, clothing and medicine to people in need in that community. thanks both for being with us. dasha, let's start with the simple fact, the cost of turkey is up, potatoes, frozen vegetables, canned goods, it feels like everything is more expensive. demand is also up at food banks like the one where you are. tell us what you're seeing. >> yeah, chris, i'm at the central hub for the greater boston food bank. this warehouse is more than 100,000 square feet, and all of the stacks of food that you see here, that is the supply for 600 food pantries, meal programs, shelters all across massachusetts. this is one of the largest food banks in the country, and on a normal day, this is a massive complicated operation, but they are now seeing challenges like they've never seen before. their demand has doubled over the course of the pandemic. it's increasing again at the same time as they're dealing with these supply chain issue