WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon May 3, 2021 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 04/30 thru 05/06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 303,648 212,645 145,875 80,203 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 46,679 ( 15.37%) 1,320 ( 0.62%) 7,818 ( 5.36%) 4,449 ( 5.55%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES FUJI 2 lb bag 164 3.98 11 2.99 0.99 33 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 3 4.98 396 3.57 1.41 40 APPLES FUJI per pound 860 1.64 3569 1.15 0.48 42 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1434 3.22 11 2.99 0.23 8 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 5 4.99 318 3.42 1.57 46 APPLES GALA per pound 153 1.52 2434 1.13 0.40 35 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 87 1.99 22 1.18 0.81 69 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 355 2.00 441 1.53 0.47 31 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 53 5.19 11 4.99 0.20 4 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 948 3.07 2577 2.25 0.82 36 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 24 2.24 2912 1.14 1.10 96 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 87 1.99 1249 1.31 0.68 52 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 3 2.79 3137 1.87 0.92 49 AVOCADOS HASS each 2414 1.59 14826 0.98 0.62 63 BANANAS per pound 771 0.78 949 0.46 0.31 68 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 78 3.99 2417 2.96 1.03 35 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 2652 3.62 1379 2.77 0.85 31 CANTALOUPS each 16 2.79 5124 2.53 0.26 10 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 323 4.01 216 3.14 0.87 28 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 21 2.50 1351 0.90 1.60 176 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 12 5.99 6008 1.95 4.04 207 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 1204 3.45 21 3.00 0.45 15 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 48 0.96 482 0.48 0.48 100 LEMONS 2 lb bag 417 4.19 1002 3.05 1.14 37 LEMONS 2 lb package 13 3.50 10 2.99 0.51 17 LEMONS each 175 1.13 2472 0.52 0.61 117 LIMES each 70 0.79 5370 0.39 0.40 104 MANGOES each 1000 1.39 13210 0.90 0.49 55 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 1207 4.08 3391 3.03 1.05 35 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 22 4.44 2961 3.86 0.58 15 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 2261 4.29 1330 4.61 -0.32 -7 ORANGES NAVEL each 72 1.70 1641 0.84 0.86 102 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 130 2.06 2875 1.06 1.00 94 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 288 3.60 117 3.65 -0.05 -1 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 198 1.46 881 1.51 -0.05 -3 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 76 1.41 361 1.60 -0.19 -12 PINEAPPLES each 475 3.96 5588 2.29 1.67 73 PINEAPPLES per pound 11 1.49 398 1.47 0.02 1 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1567 4.43 4247 2.82 1.61 57 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 2986 4.20 3958 2.79 1.41 51 STRAWBERRIES 2 lb package 69 3.88 1960 4.10 -0.22 -5 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 389 4.23 815 4.20 0.03 1 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS MINIATURE each 28 4.49 1367 3.21 1.28 40 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 511 3.17 759 2.84 0.33 12 BEETS per bunch 96 2.04 46 1.49 0.54 36 BROCCOLI per bunch 494 2.81 456 1.68 1.13 67 BROCCOLI per pound 70 1.19 265 1.09 0.10 10 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 12 2.66 2835 1.42 1.24 87 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 91 4.53 428 2.85 1.68 59 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 55 1.84 1375 0.62 1.22 195 CARROTS 1 lb bag 82 1.99 1184 0.79 1.20 151 CARROTS 2 lb bag 507 1.90 476 1.44 0.47 32 CARROTS per bunch 85 1.82 93 2.00 -0.18 -9 CARROTS per pound 130 1.29 173 0.49 0.80 162 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1627 1.59 2853 1.12 0.47 42 CAULIFLOWER each 105 3.99 661 2.86 1.13 39 CAULIFLOWER per pound 58 1.03 916 1.20 -0.17 -15 CELERY each 369 2.57 1239 1.31 1.26 96 CELERY HEARTS each 694 3.22 739 2.65 0.58 22 CELERY HEARTS per pound 28 2.50 145 2.88 -0.38 -13 CILANTRO per bunch 630 1.05 4259 0.71 0.34 48 CUCUMBERS each 481 2.11 2275 0.61 1.50 247 CUCUMBERS per pound 12 2.99 59 0.89 2.10 235 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 492 2.18 1476 1.42 0.77 54 GREENS COLLARD 1 lb bag 15 2.00 471 2.50 -0.50 -20 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 12 2.49 292 2.09 0.40 19 GREENS KALE 1 lb bag 15 2.00 18 2.50 -0.50 -20 GREENS KALE per bunch 92 1.86 298 1.31 0.55 42 GREENS KALE per pound 186 1.99 5 0.99 1.00 101 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 160 2.00 154 1.55 0.44 29 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 160 2.00 154 1.55 0.44 29 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 176 2.20 219 2.34 -0.14 -6 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1101 3.79 2382 2.89 0.90 31 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 86 3.50 281 2.01 1.49 74 MUSHROOMS WHITE 6 oz package 4 2.50 15 1.69 0.81 48 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 463 2.96 1175 1.94 1.02 53 MUSHROOMS WHITE per pound 82 1.99 242 2.49 -0.50 -20 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 602 0.95 2258 0.66 0.29 44 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 9 1.25 2083 0.86 0.39 46 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 12 4.99 814 2.44 2.55 104 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 33 3.72 1126 2.34 1.38 59 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 12 4.99 786 2.46 2.53 103 PEPPERS, OTHER JALAPENO per pound 24 3.99 3111 1.23 2.76 223 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 317 4.88 589 3.06 1.82 60 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES per pound 10 4.99 21 2.00 2.99 150 RADISHES per bunch 546 0.99 1197 0.80 0.19 24 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 222 4.23 2707 2.39 1.85 77 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2183 3.35 4536 2.19 1.16 53 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 46 4.02 108 3.12 0.90 29 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 9 oz package 5 3.99 133 2.57 1.42 56 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 21 2.56 2080 1.35 1.21 89 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 44 2.30 3076 1.18 1.11 94 SWEET POTATOES per pound 124 1.25 685 0.96 0.29 30 TOMATOES per pound 795 2.17 2167 1.78 0.40 22 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 33 3.73 46 2.51 1.22 49 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 50 3.24 2324 1.22 2.02 165 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 1868 2.56 3247 1.35 1.21 90 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 34 2.61 786 1.68 0.93 55 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 330 2.73 162 1.50 1.23 82 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1888 3.42 2083 2.05 1.37 67 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 356 2.59 2309 2.82 -0.23 -8 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 558 2.50 10082 1.06 1.44 136 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED 2 lb bag 45 3.49 425 1.81 1.68 93 ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 232 1.71 2513 1.04 0.67 65 ONIONS, DRY WHITE 2 lb bag 45 3.49 153 2.00 1.49 75 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 483 1.52 2679 0.87 0.64 73 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 216 2.70 329 1.21 1.49 123 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 19 1.98 1727 2.41 -0.43 -18 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 5 lb bag 79 2.99 108 3.32 -0.33 -10 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 244 1.70 641 0.76 0.94 123 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET 3 lb bag 287 3.98 975 2.38 1.60 67 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 199 3.04 1473 2.50 0.54 22 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 12 0.99 1426 0.80 0.19 24 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 130 1.49 296 0.92 0.57 61 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 115 6.99 3972 5.16 1.83 35 BEEF BRISKET per pound 11 4.99 1374 4.87 0.12 3 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 103 6.99 4212 3.53 3.46 98 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 239 5.99 5212 4.75 1.24 26 BEEF TOP ROUND ROAST per pound 11 8.99 435 5.14 3.85 75 BEEF TOP ROUND STEAK per pound 11 8.99 617 5.12 3.87 75 PORK CC CHOPS B/IN per pound 11 6.99 3990 2.32 4.67 201 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 682 7.99 20256 5.34 2.65 50 PORK SPARERIBS per pound 11 3.99 2541 2.73 1.26 46 LAMB/VEAL LB GROUND LAMB per pound 122 10.07 227 7.84 2.23 28 LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 11 12.99 775 8.53 4.46 52 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 890 2.74 3093 1.12 1.62 145 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1994 7.47 1687 2.41 5.06 210 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 327 8.89 1530 3.11 5.78 186 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 112 1.99 608 1.25 0.74 59 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 16 4.49 1306 1.88 2.61 139 CHICKEN WHOLE WINGS per pound 37 1.69 318 3.12 -1.43 -46 EGGS GRADE A BROWN LARGE 1 DOZEN 4442 3.57 112 1.99 1.58 79 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 214 4.29 5125 2.10 2.19 104 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 1112 2.00 1861 1.82 0.18 10 MILK ALL half gallon 1582 4.10 659 2.19 1.91 87 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 1541 3.25 871 3.06 0.19 6 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