WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Apr 15, 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 04/12 thru 04/18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 369,234 283,260 158,939 85,720 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 50,685 ( 13.73%) 2,550 ( 0.90%) 6,885 ( 4.33%) 3,945 ( 4.60%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 32 3.47 2025 3.40 0.06 2 APPLES FUJI per pound 1483 1.91 2202 1.19 0.72 61 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 131 3.65 80 3.99 -0.34 -9 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 19 3.79 3534 3.42 0.37 11 APPLES GALA per pound 1784 2.02 1714 1.48 0.54 37 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 7 1.99 128 1.41 0.58 42 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 243 2.82 714 1.90 0.92 49 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 213 3.48 3331 2.18 1.30 60 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK 2 lb bag 164 3.90 30 2.50 1.40 56 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 64 1.49 551 1.48 0.01 1 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 3 lb bag 6 2.49 2963 3.43 -0.94 -27 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 273 2.76 811 1.14 1.62 141 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 852 3.01 2805 2.04 0.97 48 AVOCADOS HASS each 1936 1.42 5128 1.10 0.32 29 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 185 1.16 19 1.17 -0.01 -1 BANANAS per pound 938 0.72 788 0.45 0.28 62 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 14 1.99 29 3.96 -1.97 -50 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 4291 3.48 4486 3.00 0.48 16 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 30 4.99 915 3.32 1.67 50 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 148 1.78 506 0.94 0.83 88 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 62 1.18 122 0.83 0.36 43 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 52 3.00 80 3.00 0.00 0 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 152 0.41 1357 0.54 -0.12 -23 LEMONS 2 lb bag 170 3.41 892 3.56 -0.16 -4 LEMONS each 700 0.79 2525 0.49 0.30 61 MANGOES each 437 1.69 8984 0.85 0.84 100 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 2068 4.04 8963 2.50 1.54 61 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 54 4.80 1264 3.60 1.21 34 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 18 5.38 3101 2.59 2.79 108 ORANGES NAVEL each 121 1.60 1827 0.81 0.79 98 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 771 1.54 3695 1.17 0.38 32 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 121 1.70 987 1.46 0.23 16 PEARS BOSC per pound 277 2.00 1203 1.27 0.72 57 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 288 1.43 1782 1.31 0.12 9 PINEAPPLES each 213 3.67 8963 2.34 1.33 57 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 930 3.72 6373 2.80 0.91 32 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 2798 4.12 6299 2.77 1.35 49 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 890 4.02 554 3.23 0.78 24 TANGERINES per pound 133 2.11 195 1.43 0.68 48 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 282 3.61 4760 2.66 0.95 36 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 56 3.88 6569 1.59 2.29 144 BEETS per bunch 464 1.59 225 2.20 -0.61 -28 BROCCOLI per bunch 221 2.98 933 2.53 0.45 18 BROCCOLI per pound 106 2.29 377 1.51 0.78 52 BROCCOLI BABY HYBRID TYPE per bunch 17 2.99 6 2.49 0.50 20 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 144 3.49 2464 1.56 1.93 123 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 16 4.62 607 2.91 1.71 59 CARROTS 1 lb bag 213 1.04 724 1.02 0.02 2 CARROTS 2 lb bag 36 1.99 6163 1.33 0.65 49 CARROTS per bunch 46 2.02 88 1.42 0.61 43 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1524 2.17 4172 1.17 1.00 85 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 417 2.99 792 2.48 0.51 20 CAULIFLOWER each 346 4.10 847 2.65 1.45 55 CAULIFLOWER per pound 26 2.49 460 1.14 1.35 118 CELERY each 14 2.07 148 1.45 0.62 43 CELERY HEARTS each 149 2.99 1809 2.24 0.75 34 CILANTRO per bunch 26 1.37 1173 0.61 0.76 124 CORN-SWEET each 6 0.40 3963 0.46 -0.06 -12 CUCUMBERS each 593 1.15 3276 0.67 0.48 71 CUCUMBERS per pound 19 1.69 167 1.09 0.60 55 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 374 2.00 2759 1.36 0.64 47 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 157 2.50 328 1.35 1.15 85 GREENS KALE per bunch 310 2.38 69 1.47 0.91 62 GREENS MUSTARD per bunch 157 2.50 73 0.86 1.64 192 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 198 1.62 8 1.99 -0.37 -19 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 255 2.33 1851 1.13 1.20 106 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 69 2.05 384 1.48 0.57 39 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 69 2.05 385 1.48 0.57 39 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 64 2.12 366 1.61 0.52 32 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1615 3.47 3369 2.81 0.66 24 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 375 3.14 140 2.86 0.28 10 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 27 2.67 44 2.15 0.52 24 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 1017 2.82 3199 1.84 0.97 53 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 26 1.07 1292 0.64 0.43 68 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 78 1.05 657 0.76 0.28 37 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 1033 2.22 2564 1.29 0.93 73 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 89 2.49 561 3.02 -0.53 -17 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 1033 2.22 3542 1.21 1.01 83 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 106 2.73 1182 2.46 0.27 11 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 1033 2.22 2665 1.29 0.93 72 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 89 2.49 576 2.99 -0.50 -17 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 83 2.73 1659 2.41 0.33 14 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 1322 4.80 39 1.68 3.13 187 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 69 4.83 3063 2.38 2.45 103 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 3759 3.15 2285 2.33 0.82 35 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 82 4.98 128 2.52 2.46 98 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 109 2.93 413 1.92 1.02 53 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 1 1.09 21 0.63 0.46 72 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 448 1.80 7876 1.43 0.36 25 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 465 1.79 8570 1.39 0.40 29 SWEET POTATOES per pound 225 1.83 3205 0.76 1.07 142 TOMATOES per pound 47 3.13 1593 1.18 1.95 165 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 27 3.58 109 1.67 1.92 115 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 314 2.16 1714 1.85 0.31 17 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 916 3.39 5048 1.86 1.53 82 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 155 3.29 712 1.53 1.76 115 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 90 2.51 128 2.25 0.26 12 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 2820 2.78 4455 2.04 0.74 36 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 1893 2.46 5801 1.95 0.51 26 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 43 2.99 3301 0.87 2.12 246 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 52 2.99 393 1.91 1.08 57 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 85 3.23 5826 2.20 1.03 47 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 43 1.79 1754 0.72 1.07 148 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 51 1.53 1310 1.25 0.27 22 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 152 2.62 9 1.99 0.63 32 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 101 4.33 5276 2.75 1.58 57 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 77 1.29 1201 0.83 0.46 56 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 12 11.99 5517 8.91 3.08 35 BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 597 8.43 1530 6.17 2.25 37 BEEF FLANK STEAK per pound 12 10.99 119 8.05 2.94 36 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 124 5.68 10475 3.74 1.94 52 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, 1 LB ROLL per pound 128 7.24 9580 3.22 4.02 125 PORK CC CHOPS BNLS per pound 485 6.99 3665 2.93 4.06 139 PORK DINNER SAUSAGE per pound 128 7.19 1966 3.81 3.38 89 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 497 11.52 21113 5.38 6.14 114 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 485 10.21 22477 4.82 5.39 112 PORK TENDERLOIN, FRESH per pound 12 4.99 7398 3.79 1.20 32 LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 12 10.99 1478 8.51 2.48 29 LAMB/VEAL LB RACK per pound 50 14.99 802 14.58 0.41 3 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 129 3.32 2160 1.00 2.32 232 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2049 7.27 1895 2.00 5.27 264 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 554 5.58 1780 2.16 3.42 158 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 839 8.13 185 3.19 4.94 155 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 381 2.70 475 1.00 1.70 170 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 50 4.29 136 1.70 2.59 152 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 290 3.28 1116 0.92 2.36 257 CHICKEN WHOLE WINGS per pound 55 3.69 1790 2.85 0.84 29 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 117 3.99 9963 3.03 0.96 32 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 178 4.99 6799 2.11 2.88 136 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 51 3.97 4904 1.88 2.09 111 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 356 2.84 8337 1.71 1.13 66 ICE CREAM 48-64oz 69 5.99 14903 2.88 3.11 108 MILK ALL half gallon 1429 4.11 978 2.19 1.92 88 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 163 6.33 1227 3.63 2.70 74 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 123 1.11 4098 0.51 0.60 118 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 1261 3.10 357 2.52 0.58 23 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