WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Apr 22, 2019 USDA Market News AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Advertised Prices for all regions to Consumers at Major Retail Supermarkets ending during the period of 04/19 thru 04/25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 349,018 321,370 139,442 92,757 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 46,961 ( 13.46%) 1,440 ( 0.45%) 6,000 ( 4.30%) 3,615 ( 3.90%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES FUJI per pound 1004 1.90 1281 1.48 0.41 28 APPLES GALA per pound 1626 1.90 1695 1.44 0.46 32 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 7 1.49 53 2.73 -1.24 -45 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 831 1.91 703 1.61 0.30 19 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 6 2.98 1741 2.44 0.54 22 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 390 1.91 189 1.50 0.40 27 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 40 2.32 631 1.19 1.13 95 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 919 3.51 3421 1.87 1.64 87 AVOCADOS HASS each 576 1.55 2306 1.67 -0.12 -7 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 192 1.88 28 1.46 0.42 29 BANANAS per pound 393 0.73 730 0.46 0.27 57 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 3055 3.18 5795 2.70 0.48 18 CANTALOUPS per pound 19 1.29 323 0.44 0.85 190 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 188 3.99 689 2.94 1.05 36 CLEMENTINES 3 lb bag 40 3.99 2642 4.24 -0.25 -6 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 4 1.50 353 0.62 0.88 143 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 21 1.99 83 0.75 1.24 165 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 653 3.88 42 2.63 1.25 48 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 29 0.99 676 0.34 0.65 187 LEMONS 2 lb bag 439 4.10 289 4.43 -0.33 -7 LEMONS each 108 0.86 2327 0.60 0.26 43 MANGOES each 752 1.49 4013 1.10 0.39 35 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 953 3.72 6290 2.44 1.28 53 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 95 5.17 583 2.73 2.44 90 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 7 5.99 1123 3.58 2.41 67 ORANGES NAVEL each 21 1.18 1772 0.77 0.40 52 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 804 1.92 3309 1.21 0.71 58 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 283 3.32 26 2.99 0.33 11 PEACHES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 9 3.49 10 2.75 0.74 27 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 58 1.86 1148 1.47 0.39 26 PEARS BOSC per pound 54 2.02 1211 1.35 0.67 50 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 56 1.76 1814 1.53 0.23 15 PINEAPPLES each 801 4.29 15767 1.92 2.37 123 PINEAPPLES per pound 1 1.59 1085 0.74 0.85 114 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 44 4.00 4981 2.68 1.32 49 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 4941 3.58 7846 2.41 1.17 49 STRAWBERRIES 2 lb package 11 9.98 3879 3.47 6.51 188 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 1319 4.62 604 3.91 0.71 18 TANGERINES per pound 19 2.19 74 2.61 -0.42 -16 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS TYPE each 9 6.99 1576 5.64 1.35 24 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 684 3.69 12689 1.96 1.73 88 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 130 2.00 8003 1.34 0.67 50 BEETS per bunch 333 1.52 230 2.29 -0.77 -33 BROCCOLI per bunch 421 3.03 899 2.29 0.74 32 BROCCOLI per pound 201 2.18 258 1.09 1.09 99 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 51 3.64 2757 2.43 1.20 49 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 6 0.98 3130 0.55 0.43 79 CARROTS 1 lb bag 72 1.44 1043 1.31 0.14 11 CARROTS 2 lb bag 246 1.96 907 1.63 0.33 20 CARROTS per bunch 277 1.96 473 1.23 0.73 59 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1405 1.97 2949 1.15 0.82 72 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 95 2.89 2410 2.51 0.38 15 CAULIFLOWER each 39 4.20 1281 2.24 1.95 87 CAULIFLOWER per pound 200 1.53 708 1.13 0.40 35 CELERY each 6 1.99 106 1.30 0.69 53 CELERY HEARTS each 153 2.92 711 2.44 0.49 20 CILANTRO per bunch 231 1.69 1431 0.57 1.12 195 CUCUMBERS each 75 1.15 2752 0.64 0.51 79 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 1924 1.71 2571 1.25 0.46 37 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 146 2.50 1652 1.68 0.82 49 GREENS COLLARD per pound 4 1.49 192 0.92 0.57 62 GREENS KALE per bunch 215 2.29 474 0.90 1.39 154 GREENS MUSTARD per bunch 146 2.50 600 0.88 1.62 183 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 11 2.27 13 0.69 1.58 229 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 7 3.05 1403 1.13 1.91 169 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 39 2.16 71 1.25 0.90 72 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 39 2.16 70 1.24 0.91 73 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 104 2.43 111 1.18 1.25 107 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1008 3.48 2335 2.94 0.53 18 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 35 3.99 55 3.04 0.95 31 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 9 3.00 141 2.31 0.69 30 MUSHROOMS WHITE 6 oz package 36 2.51 43 1.79 0.72 40 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 798 2.53 3399 1.79 0.74 42 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 489 1.01 2091 0.61 0.40 66 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 1779 1.67 2374 1.20 0.46 39 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 13 3.99 735 2.88 1.11 38 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 1779 1.67 2787 1.17 0.49 42 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 13 3.99 823 2.71 1.28 47 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 1779 1.67 2343 1.20 0.47 39 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 13 3.99 735 2.88 1.11 38 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 347 2.96 1238 2.39 0.56 23 RADISHES per bunch 7 1.99 1160 0.71 1.28 179 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 77 4.30 3794 2.37 1.94 82 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2736 3.14 4343 2.50 0.64 26 SPINACH per bunch 7 1.99 56 0.79 1.20 152 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 222 1.46 3476 1.55 -0.09 -6 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 313 1.58 5353 1.34 0.24 18 SWEET POTATOES per pound 239 1.60 10372 0.87 0.73 84 TOMATOES per pound 29 3.54 1582 1.29 2.25 173 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 5 2.99 171 3.10 -0.11 -4 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 37 2.99 2769 1.68 1.31 78 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 935 2.46 4822 1.67 0.79 48 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 27 2.33 35 2.51 -0.18 -7 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1048 2.59 3458 2.20 0.39 18 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 163 2.36 2151 2.52 -0.16 -6 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 33 3.80 1451 2.47 1.33 54 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 33 0.82 935 0.67 0.15 23 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 5 1.88 1943 1.18 0.70 59 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 1398 3.33 520 2.67 0.66 25 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 38 4.19 3330 3.20 0.99 31 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 9 1.29 1161 0.98 0.31 32 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1217 3.00 4 0.99 2.01 203 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 143 3.60 6844 2.47 1.13 46 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 124 2.98 144 2.23 0.75 34 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 30 3.98 986 3.46 0.52 15 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 9 1.29 255 0.96 0.33 35 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF FLANK STEAK per pound 12 10.99 64 7.19 3.80 53 BEEF FLAT IRON STEAK per pound 12 7.99 96 6.09 1.90 31 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 48 7.12 5530 3.22 3.90 121 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, 1 LB ROLL per pound 140 6.96 12619 3.18 3.78 119 PORK DINNER SAUSAGE per pound 128 7.19 3975 4.04 3.15 78 PORK HAM, SPIRAL per pound 535 3.99 27661 2.03 1.96 96 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 15 7.72 30156 4.70 3.02 64 LAMB/VEAL LB BONE-IN LEG per pound 27 7.21 3053 5.58 1.63 29 LAMB/VEAL LB BONELESS LEG per pound 15 6.99 4999 6.49 0.50 8 LAMB/VEAL LB SEMI-BNLS LEG per pound 485 6.99 2776 5.76 1.23 21 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 387 3.72 2882 1.08 2.64 244 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 641 7.79 2457 2.43 5.36 221 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 398 8.44 332 3.44 5.00 145 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 143 3.64 1990 0.97 2.67 275 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 411 2.58 11130 1.83 0.75 41 FLAVORED MILK ALL half gallon 289 3.49 247 2.58 0.91 35 ICE CREAM 48-64oz 105 6.99 16158 2.92 4.07 139 MILK ALL half gallon 1042 4.27 144 2.00 2.27 114 MILK ALL gallon 325 5.15 446 2.46 2.69 109 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 55 6.99 1854 3.49 3.50 100 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 1327 3.09 472 2.35 0.74 31 Links to Weekly Retail Reports by Commodity: Chicken - http://www.ams.usda.gov/PYMarketNewsReportsChickenRetail Beef - http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswbfrtl.pdf Dairy - http://www.ams.usda.gov/DairyRetailReport Eggs - http://www.ams.usda.gov/PYMarketNewsReportsEggRetail Fruit/Vegetable - http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwretail.pdf Lamb - http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswlnvfeatures.pdf Pork - http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswporkfeatures.pdf Turkey - http://www.ams.usda.gov/PYMarketNewsReportsTurkeyRetail Explanatory Notes: 1/ Stores/Wtd Avg: the number of advertising outlets and the weighted average 2/ Conventional: Advertised items identified as 'Conventional' 3/ Organic: Advertised items identified as 'Organic' Source: USDA Market News Service, Washington, DC 1200C