WA_LO101 Washington, DC Tue Jun 19, 2018 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 06/15 thru 06/21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 376,172 284,070 113,706 93,239 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 59,968 ( 15.94%) 2,990 ( 1.05%) 4,160 ( 3.66%) 6,289 ( 6.75%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES BRAEBURN per pound 16 2.99 156 1.11 1.88 170 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 79 2.99 65 3.31 -0.32 -10 APPLES FUJI per pound 124 1.49 2251 1.55 -0.06 -4 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 26 2.09 689 3.76 -1.67 -44 APPLES GALA per pound 475 1.88 1618 1.38 0.50 36 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 90 1.35 60 1.62 -0.27 -17 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 238 2.96 369 3.67 -0.72 -19 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 323 1.81 720 1.17 0.64 55 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 16 2.99 258 1.85 1.14 61 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 16 2.69 940 1.12 1.57 140 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 36 2.64 1996 1.82 0.82 45 APRICOTS per pound 9 4.99 1193 2.79 2.20 79 AVOCADOS HASS each 713 1.50 9174 1.24 0.26 21 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 32 1.45 209 1.10 0.35 31 BANANAS per pound 1289 0.75 1173 0.46 0.29 62 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 1338 4.17 4103 3.13 1.04 33 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 99 2.68 252 4.96 -2.28 -46 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 2243 3.20 1449 2.49 0.70 28 CANTALOUPS each 872 3.18 5523 2.39 0.79 33 CANTALOUPS per pound 134 0.74 669 0.42 0.32 75 CHERRIES RED VARIETIES per pound 210 3.98 7044 4.26 -0.28 -7 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 9 0.99 336 1.80 -0.81 -45 GRAPES BLACK SEEDLESS per pound 1991 2.17 5899 1.79 0.38 21 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 5838 2.83 10491 1.88 0.95 50 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 3946 2.62 12287 1.78 0.83 47 HONEYDEWS per pound 11 1.39 184 0.80 0.59 73 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 61 2.99 147 2.79 0.20 7 MANGOES each 2316 1.05 7728 0.87 0.17 20 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 1524 3.53 6175 2.59 0.94 36 NECTARINES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1561 3.42 9708 1.98 1.44 73 ORANGES NAVEL each 35 1.50 27 0.72 0.78 109 ORANGES VALENCIA per pound 22 1.07 191 0.77 0.30 40 PEACHES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1907 3.32 14348 1.81 1.51 84 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 767 1.99 1853 1.62 0.37 23 PEARS BOSC per pound 269 1.97 6 1.60 0.37 23 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 431 1.98 451 1.27 0.71 56 PINEAPPLES each 470 3.50 7499 2.42 1.08 45 PINEAPPLES per pound 41 1.49 249 0.52 0.97 186 PLUMS per pound 49 2.81 2788 2.01 0.80 40 PLUMS INTERSPECIFIC TYPE per pound 8 4.99 652 2.48 2.51 101 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1421 3.62 5904 2.64 0.98 37 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 6726 3.51 10705 2.22 1.29 58 STRAWBERRIES 2 lb package 216 5.47 4957 3.91 1.56 40 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS MINIATURE each 967 3.72 2470 2.28 1.44 63 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 38 0.92 1132 0.42 0.50 120 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 18 1.59 65 2.54 -0.95 -37 ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 123 3.15 10571 2.52 0.62 25 BEETS per bunch 46 2.13 1223 2.46 -0.33 -13 BEETS per pound 19 1.49 19 0.78 0.71 91 BOK CHOY per pound 8 1.49 66 1.22 0.27 22 BROCCOLI per bunch 141 3.45 2132 2.41 1.04 43 BROCCOLI per pound 67 1.22 181 1.69 -0.48 -28 CARROTS 1 lb bag 79 1.04 283 0.79 0.25 31 CARROTS 2 lb bag 61 2.52 587 1.45 1.07 73 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1072 1.80 3132 1.36 0.44 32 CAULIFLOWER each 28 2.24 1701 2.70 -0.46 -17 CAULIFLOWER per pound 176 1.86 460 1.12 0.74 66 CELERY each 75 1.95 1158 1.31 0.64 48 CELERY HEARTS each 43 2.68 599 2.45 0.23 9 CILANTRO per bunch 21 1.69 1317 0.62 1.07 174 CORN-SWEET each 5 0.89 11047 0.35 0.54 155 CUCUMBERS each 249 1.01 2744 0.71 0.30 43 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 167 2.04 2088 1.37 0.67 49 EGGPLANT per pound 12 1.99 569 1.18 0.81 69 GARLIC per sleeve 101 2.39 295 0.71 1.68 237 GREENS KALE per bunch 659 1.47 449 1.09 0.38 35 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 101 2.04 21 2.50 -0.46 -18 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 97 2.82 2135 0.97 1.85 192 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 308 1.72 673 1.20 0.53 44 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF per pound 13 0.99 250 1.45 -0.46 -32 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 308 1.72 614 1.21 0.51 42 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 257 1.51 712 1.05 0.45 43 LETTUCE, ROMAINE per pound 13 0.99 138 1.41 -0.42 -30 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1308 3.78 1664 2.64 1.15 43 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 385 2.90 747 2.87 0.03 1 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA per pound 11 4.99 39 2.92 2.07 71 MUSHROOMS WHITE 6 oz package 43 2.52 69 2.40 0.12 5 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 368 2.53 2975 1.48 1.05 71 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 26 0.90 1876 0.63 0.27 43 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 27 0.98 2320 0.74 0.24 33 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 7 1.25 2686 1.30 -0.05 -4 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 7 1.25 3300 1.21 0.04 3 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 7 1.25 2944 1.31 -0.06 -5 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 2156 3.02 908 2.94 0.08 3 RADISHES per bunch 18 1.49 887 0.86 0.62 72 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 84 4.68 3503 2.26 2.43 108 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 3576 2.88 3718 2.45 0.42 17 SPINACH per bunch 52 4.99 29 0.84 4.15 492 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 75 5.56 16 3.00 2.56 85 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 30 4.47 256 3.10 1.37 44 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 197 2.95 584 2.50 0.45 18 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 116 2.47 2911 1.34 1.13 84 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 129 2.39 3655 1.38 1.01 73 SWEET POTATOES per pound 66 1.99 2990 0.84 1.15 136 TOMATOES per pound 116 2.05 896 1.33 0.71 53 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 12 3.99 820 2.66 1.33 50 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 1236 2.49 1735 1.95 0.54 28 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 898 3.06 7612 1.61 1.45 90 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 136 2.99 1487 1.51 1.48 98 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 179 1.99 42 1.54 0.45 29 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 2358 2.64 2352 1.95 0.68 35 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 62 2.79 1044 2.35 0.44 19 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 34 1.85 1805 0.94 0.92 98 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 43 2.99 1352 2.32 0.67 29 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET 3 lb bag 233 2.99 1420 2.60 0.39 15 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 573 1.57 5953 0.88 0.69 78 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 233 2.99 175 2.47 0.52 21 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 8 0.98 823 0.80 0.18 22 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 77 5.54 2546 2.51 3.03 121 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 190 1.29 1891 0.88 0.41 47 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 233 2.99 108 1.82 1.17 65 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 8 0.98 79 0.69 0.29 42 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 244 7.99 5299 4.31 3.68 86 BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 11 8.98 5482 8.96 0.02 0 BEEF BNLS RIBEYE STEAK per pound 754 14.01 5499 9.26 4.75 51 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 708 6.89 9274 3.10 3.78 122 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 105 6.92 3068 5.07 1.85 36 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, 1 LB ROLL per pound 94 7.24 7106 3.28 3.96 121 PORK CC CHOPS B/IN per pound 8 3.99 4434 2.64 1.35 51 PORK DELI COOKED SPARERIBS per pound 28 10.99 709 7.25 3.74 52 PORK DELI HAM per pound 84 11.16 10040 6.13 5.03 82 PORK DINNER SAUSAGE per pound 240 5.64 8046 3.21 2.43 76 PORK PULLED PORK per pound 8 6.99 2615 5.76 1.23 21 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 42 6.21 22808 4.44 1.77 40 PORK TENDERLOIN, FRESH per pound 304 5.99 4125 3.45 2.54 74 LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 366 10.03 525 8.64 1.39 16 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 920 2.25 2391 0.98 1.27 130 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1515 6.93 1300 2.47 4.46 181 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 155 5.86 1050 2.58 3.28 127 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 66 7.97 133 3.09 4.88 158 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 505 2.93 698 1.21 1.72 142 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 20 3.83 558 1.71 2.12 124 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 174 3.03 521 1.30 1.73 133 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 114 3.99 5611 3.48 0.51 15 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 388 3.95 8332 2.23 1.72 77 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 63 3.49 5056 1.97 1.52 77 ICE CREAM 48-64oz 1083 4.00 15259 3.06 0.94 31 MILK ALL half gallon 3866 4.02 1878 2.01 2.01 100 MILK ALL gallon 145 6.70 1931 2.82 3.88 138 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 214 2.50 7552 1.81 0.69 38 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 194 1.00 4552 0.52 0.48 92 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 222 3.89 961 2.42 1.47 61 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