WA_LO101 Washington, DC Tue Feb 12, 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 02/08 thru 02/14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 367,116 244,980 142,435 74,324 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 50,945 ( 13.88%) 4,310 ( 1.76%) 7,544 ( 5.30%) 6,743 ( 9.07%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES BRAEBURN 2 lb bag 10 3.49 9 2.99 0.50 17 APPLES BRAEBURN per pound 455 1.64 280 1.33 0.31 24 APPLES FUJI 2 lb bag 1342 3.90 25 3.00 0.90 30 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 50 2.77 80 3.31 -0.54 -16 APPLES FUJI per pound 1139 1.99 1565 1.24 0.75 60 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1845 3.91 159 2.58 1.33 52 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 63 4.65 428 3.13 1.52 49 APPLES GALA per pound 921 1.79 2813 1.41 0.38 27 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 117 2.01 105 1.24 0.78 63 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 177 2.05 84 1.64 0.42 25 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 801 2.58 3114 2.12 0.46 22 APPLES JONAGOLD per pound 6 1.88 94 1.60 0.28 18 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 507 1.89 3170 1.68 0.21 12 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 2 lb bag 48 3.49 134 2.50 0.99 40 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 3 lb bag 15 2.99 267 3.23 -0.24 -8 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 222 1.96 1237 1.19 0.77 64 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 5 8.99 276 4.53 4.46 99 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 669 2.57 3286 1.99 0.58 29 AVOCADOS HASS each 1617 1.75 6616 1.18 0.56 48 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 7 0.99 91 0.81 0.18 22 BANANAS per pound 1300 0.70 783 0.46 0.24 52 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 270 3.82 8873 2.64 1.18 45 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 451 4.28 1904 4.70 -0.41 -9 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 1990 2.97 3048 2.60 0.37 14 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 73 4.07 660 2.79 1.28 46 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 89 0.99 1933 1.07 -0.07 -7 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 204 1.27 62 0.74 0.53 72 GRAPES RED GLOBE per pound 130 2.87 151 1.93 0.94 49 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 29 2.68 33 3.39 -0.71 -21 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 130 0.33 730 0.32 0.01 4 LEMONS 2 lb bag 548 4.49 566 3.59 0.90 25 LEMONS each 471 1.10 4864 0.60 0.49 82 LEMONS per pound 15 2.39 78 0.96 1.43 148 LIMES per pound 21 1.99 241 0.57 1.42 249 MANGOES each 1238 1.73 6961 0.94 0.78 83 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 394 4.45 6969 2.21 2.24 101 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 145 5.11 2397 3.44 1.67 49 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 262 5.89 1485 3.53 2.37 67 ORANGES NAVEL each 432 1.29 2558 0.92 0.37 40 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 521 1.52 2312 1.01 0.51 50 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 46 4.99 54 3.14 1.85 59 PEARS BOSC per pound 61 2.23 6830 1.26 0.96 76 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 261 1.85 7478 1.34 0.51 38 PINEAPPLES each 261 3.77 4193 2.36 1.41 60 PINEAPPLES per pound 4 0.99 215 0.53 0.46 86 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 298 4.40 4167 2.99 1.41 47 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 882 4.57 11303 2.72 1.85 68 TANGELOS per pound 5 1.99 431 1.41 0.58 41 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 824 4.02 42 3.90 0.12 3 TANGERINES 3 lb bag 297 3.99 4173 3.52 0.47 13 TANGERINES per pound 49 2.32 475 1.96 0.36 19 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 1 2.50 648 1.71 0.79 46 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 55 2.42 2484 1.74 0.68 39 BEETS per bunch 349 2.08 37 1.91 0.17 9 BEETS per pound 72 2.57 79 0.75 1.82 243 BROCCOLI per bunch 381 3.14 1530 2.37 0.77 32 BROCCOLI per pound 111 1.30 301 1.16 0.14 12 BROCCOLI BABY HYBRID TYPE per bunch 1 2.50 8 1.99 0.51 26 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 12 2.49 2004 1.63 0.86 53 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 8 2.49 288 2.09 0.40 19 CABBAGE RED TYPE per pound 2 1.48 175 0.79 0.69 87 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 14 1.06 709 0.68 0.38 56 CARROTS 1 lb bag 267 0.99 172 0.57 0.42 73 CARROTS 2 lb bag 5 1.88 766 1.47 0.41 28 CARROTS per pound 8 0.99 141 0.46 0.53 116 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1387 1.88 6565 1.25 0.63 50 CAULIFLOWER each 286 3.00 1164 2.47 0.53 21 CAULIFLOWER per pound 84 1.08 610 1.20 -0.12 -10 CELERY each 24 1.99 534 1.17 0.83 71 CELERY HEARTS each 218 3.37 321 2.32 1.05 45 CUCUMBERS each 12 2.49 3478 0.68 1.81 265 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 28 2.50 952 2.08 0.42 20 EGGPLANT per pound 13 0.79 247 1.33 -0.54 -40 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 206 2.45 21 2.50 -0.05 -2 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 12 1.50 434 1.15 0.35 30 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1418 3.20 3357 2.76 0.44 16 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 1135 2.99 155 2.75 0.24 9 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 730 2.46 2614 1.98 0.48 24 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 9 1.00 7122 0.74 0.26 36 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 1302 2.20 2404 1.36 0.84 62 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 28 3.65 291 2.17 1.48 68 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 1690 2.01 4227 1.20 0.81 67 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 99 3.37 1512 1.97 1.40 71 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 1302 2.20 2422 1.36 0.84 62 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 28 3.65 354 2.49 1.16 47 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 834 3.45 773 2.96 0.49 17 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 58 3.99 3875 2.28 1.71 75 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2047 3.16 3428 2.34 0.82 35 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 283 5.00 11 2.00 3.00 150 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 57 4.48 56 2.45 2.03 83 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 40 3.00 322 2.18 0.82 38 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 130 0.89 140 0.81 0.08 9 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 130 0.89 80 0.92 -0.03 -4 SWEET POTATOES per pound 1303 1.99 3136 0.82 1.17 143 TOMATOES per pound 28 3.99 2334 1.21 2.78 229 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 13 3.53 497 1.61 1.92 119 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 1113 3.05 2750 1.72 1.33 77 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 136 3.49 415 1.83 1.66 91 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 31 3.51 3 1.99 1.52 76 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 935 2.66 2925 2.11 0.56 26 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 151 2.51 1044 2.06 0.44 22 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 7 1.99 3003 0.91 1.08 118 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED 2 lb bag 171 1.99 425 1.31 0.68 52 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 1380 3.52 7037 2.15 1.36 63 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 147 0.98 1061 0.99 -0.01 -1 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET 3 lb bag 1156 4.95 211 2.49 2.47 99 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 230 2.93 243 1.95 0.97 50 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 209 5.05 1393 3.17 1.88 59 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 19 1.09 1386 0.91 0.19 20 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1782 3.18 86 1.20 1.98 165 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 420 3.63 5265 2.62 1.01 39 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 146 0.98 3575 0.80 0.18 23 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 141 3.23 56 2.06 1.17 57 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 166 4.81 5210 3.62 1.19 33 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 15 0.99 751 1.02 -0.03 -3 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 877 6.16 2698 5.11 1.06 21 BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 12 16.99 6891 7.59 9.40 124 BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 12 6.99 2387 5.25 1.74 33 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 2693 6.11 6021 3.52 2.60 74 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 87 7.27 7083 4.77 2.49 52 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, LINK/PATTY per pound 128 8.66 6018 3.74 4.92 132 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 485 7.99 22666 4.92 3.07 62 LAMB/VEAL LB SHLDR BLADE CHOPS per pound 12 5.49 453 6.20 -0.71 -11 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 157 3.15 6516 1.10 2.05 186 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1882 7.29 3566 2.93 4.36 149 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 186 6.47 445 2.66 3.81 143 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 1591 7.58 549 3.92 3.66 93 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 289 2.18 830 0.92 1.26 137 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 11 3.99 1106 1.53 2.46 161 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 89 3.12 422 1.23 1.89 154 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 434 5.18 3222 3.58 1.60 45 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 315 5.42 5552 2.32 3.10 134 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 161 3.99 1912 2.04 1.95 96 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 161 2.99 8458 1.99 1.00 50 MILK ALL half gallon 3742 3.98 1163 1.54 2.44 158 MILK ALL gallon 249 5.62 1054 2.60 3.02 116 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 628 2.67 5253 1.70 0.97 57 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 245 1.11 3951 0.49 0.62 127 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 613 3.61 231 2.62 0.99 38 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