WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Dec 10, 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 12/07 thru 12/13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 341,984 254,110 146,013 75,950 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 45,480 ( 13.30%) 2,420 ( 0.95%) 5,979 ( 4.09%) 3,333 ( 4.39%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 266 1.94 977 1.21 0.73 60 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 243 4.03 282 2.35 1.68 72 APPLES FUJI per pound 776 1.89 2279 1.21 0.67 56 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 834 3.48 62 1.99 1.48 74 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 441 3.91 1297 2.59 1.32 51 APPLES GALA per pound 1984 2.07 3307 1.34 0.74 55 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS 3 lb bag 7 3.99 280 2.51 1.48 59 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 76 2.38 262 1.08 1.30 121 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 286 4.21 137 1.97 2.24 114 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 132 1.89 1696 1.56 0.33 21 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 302 3.60 1838 2.08 1.53 74 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 1047 2.69 5893 2.08 0.61 29 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 2 lb bag 30 3.47 33 1.99 1.48 74 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 3 lb bag 7 3.99 1186 2.96 1.03 35 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 154 2.17 1013 1.07 1.10 103 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 338 2.63 3205 2.05 0.58 29 AVOCADOS HASS each 537 1.34 3576 1.13 0.21 18 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 109 1.99 1359 1.43 0.56 39 BANANAS per pound 2089 0.71 1328 0.43 0.28 65 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 1135 3.99 2045 3.46 0.53 15 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 3416 3.72 4973 2.60 1.12 43 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 26 4.99 767 3.64 1.35 37 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 22 1.50 2313 0.97 0.53 55 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 11 1.49 295 1.08 0.41 37 GRAPES BLACK SEEDLESS per pound 113 2.99 4461 2.02 0.97 48 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 334 2.71 10901 1.86 0.84 45 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 229 2.88 7497 2.03 0.85 42 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 435 4.91 312 1.99 2.92 146 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 37 0.27 1082 0.34 -0.07 -20 LEMONS 2 lb bag 662 4.06 405 4.31 -0.25 -6 LEMONS each 278 0.95 1344 0.69 0.26 37 LEMONS per pound 13 1.45 14 1.84 -0.39 -21 LIMES each 146 1.00 2730 0.32 0.68 215 MANGOES each 1513 1.84 6733 0.91 0.92 101 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 515 3.75 11025 1.91 1.84 96 MISC CITRUS SATSUMA 3 lb bag 18 1.79 21 4.99 -3.20 -64 MISC CITRUS SATSUMA per pound 148 2.11 163 1.29 0.82 64 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 157 5.42 2000 2.95 2.47 84 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 85 4.99 3887 2.69 2.30 85 ORANGES NAVEL each 193 1.34 3386 0.86 0.47 55 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 270 1.93 4563 1.25 0.68 54 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 550 1.70 3990 1.24 0.46 37 PEARS BOSC per pound 435 1.62 3885 1.28 0.34 27 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 78 2.13 2927 1.32 0.81 61 PERSIMMONS each 19 1.49 514 1.51 -0.02 -1 PINEAPPLES each 713 3.14 3370 2.16 0.98 45 PINEAPPLES per pound 33 0.99 278 0.58 0.41 71 POMEGRANATES each 31 2.00 4414 1.62 0.38 23 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 24 4.99 7734 2.61 2.38 91 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 1 8.49 1011 3.34 5.15 154 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 64 2.99 234 3.16 -0.17 -5 TANGERINES per pound 37 2.79 147 1.40 1.39 99 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 261 4.09 5846 2.77 1.31 47 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 444 2.98 6817 1.56 1.43 92 BROCCOLI per bunch 49 1.88 1910 2.46 -0.58 -24 BROCCOLI per pound 741 2.65 11 1.99 0.66 33 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 117 1.99 2520 1.44 0.55 38 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 149 3.18 1423 2.32 0.86 37 CABBAGE RED TYPE per pound 6 0.98 213 0.76 0.22 29 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 7 1.07 1124 0.65 0.42 65 CARROTS 1 lb bag 104 1.45 213 0.65 0.81 125 CARROTS 2 lb bag 105 2.23 1781 1.84 0.39 21 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1430 1.89 3703 1.24 0.65 53 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 95 2.77 2211 2.35 0.42 18 CAULIFLOWER each 239 3.96 898 2.83 1.13 40 CELERY each 256 2.74 669 1.25 1.49 119 CELERY per pound 152 1.00 110 1.50 -0.50 -34 CELERY HEARTS each 323 2.92 460 2.43 0.49 20 CILANTRO per bunch 68 1.92 1059 0.62 1.30 208 CUCUMBERS each 747 0.99 2611 0.66 0.34 51 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 25 1.75 1604 1.33 0.42 32 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 19 1.49 152 1.58 -0.09 -6 GREENS KALE per bunch 1556 1.57 17 0.99 0.58 59 GREENS KALE per pound 36 0.99 8 1.49 -0.50 -34 GREENS MUSTARD per bunch 19 1.49 93 1.00 0.49 49 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 175 2.29 775 1.05 1.24 118 LETTUCE, OTHER BOSTON each 21 3.13 5 1.99 1.14 57 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 18 1.99 379 1.80 0.19 11 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 18 1.99 345 1.78 0.22 12 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 94 3.45 64 2.72 0.72 27 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 7 3.99 260 3.25 0.74 23 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 684 2.84 3515 1.84 1.00 54 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 200 1.50 880 0.87 0.63 73 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 31 1.50 2564 1.23 0.27 22 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 31 1.50 3015 1.22 0.28 23 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 31 1.50 2706 1.23 0.27 22 RADISHES per bunch 21 1.78 649 0.69 1.09 158 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 940 4.76 33 3.36 1.41 42 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 24 4.73 1579 1.88 2.84 151 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 3372 3.08 1227 2.41 0.67 28 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 314 5.00 57 2.98 2.02 68 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 1 4.99 58 1.82 3.17 174 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 64 3.14 290 2.97 0.17 6 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 9 oz package 7 3.49 218 2.43 1.06 43 SQUASH ACORN per pound 489 1.05 680 0.95 0.11 11 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 648 1.14 597 0.95 0.19 20 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 495 1.05 634 0.96 0.09 9 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 46 2.49 3429 1.34 1.15 86 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 248 1.57 4710 1.26 0.31 25 SWEET POTATOES per pound 604 1.96 3113 0.86 1.10 128 TOMATOES per pound 2 2.98 466 1.50 1.48 98 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 252 3.32 4070 2.15 1.17 55 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 4 3.99 137 2.45 1.54 63 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1388 2.98 1935 2.02 0.97 48 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 11 2.50 125 2.38 0.12 5 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 589 2.60 1411 1.38 1.22 89 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED 2 lb bag 171 1.99 49 1.34 0.65 48 ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 247 1.41 711 1.01 0.40 39 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 251 1.99 446 1.24 0.75 61 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 217 3.44 3251 1.78 1.65 93 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 15 1.00 952 0.54 0.46 86 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 11 1.49 2672 1.18 0.31 26 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 297 3.68 1616 2.51 1.17 46 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 8 5.99 3712 3.27 2.72 83 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 23 0.99 984 0.89 0.09 11 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1511 3.21 16 1.00 2.21 221 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 531 4.57 3954 2.72 1.85 68 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 28 0.99 2247 0.79 0.20 26 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 103 3.10 1411 2.44 0.65 27 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 8 5.99 3260 3.38 2.61 77 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 23 0.99 478 0.89 0.10 11 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 1324 14.67 8230 7.22 7.46 103 BEEF BNLS RIBEYE STEAK per pound 18 14.99 1250 9.69 5.30 55 BEEF BNLS SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 338 6.99 1320 5.07 1.92 38 BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 20 6.99 3061 5.66 1.33 23 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 390 5.53 5458 3.08 2.46 80 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 29 5.75 5613 4.70 1.05 22 BEEF STEW MEAT per pound 22 6.49 4866 4.66 1.83 39 PORK CC CHOPS B/IN per pound 8 5.99 2665 2.56 3.43 134 PORK HAM, SPIRAL per pound 8 5.99 10436 2.15 3.84 178 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 249 9.60 20144 4.67 4.92 105 LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 8 13.99 892 9.21 4.78 52 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 157 2.71 2457 1.00 1.71 171 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2431 7.02 2191 2.20 4.82 219 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 402 4.79 875 2.63 2.16 82 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 207 7.49 767 2.76 4.73 171 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 196 3.19 1702 1.15 2.04 177 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 10 6.49 1364 1.13 5.36 474 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 180 3.17 1631 1.17 2.00 171 EGGS GRADE A BROWN LARGE 1 DOZEN 2361 3.78 15 1.46 2.32 159 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 214 5.39 6113 3.31 2.08 63 CHEESE NATURAL 1 # block 117 5.99 2593 3.51 2.48 71 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 381 3.43 6306 2.15 1.28 60 EGG NOG quart 34 7.19 2367 2.60 4.59 177 ICE CREAM 48-64oz 117 5.99 10740 2.95 3.04 103 MILK ALL half gallon 1518 3.71 729 2.33 1.38 59 MILK ALL gallon 229 4.80 580 3.25 1.55 48 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 441 1.00 4583 0.49 0.51 104 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 282 4.23 846 2.68 1.55 58 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