WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Jan 6, 2020 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 01/03 thru 01/09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 364,656 244,110 178,939 67,725 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 54,936 ( 15.07%) 2,560 ( 1.05%) 11,060 ( 6.18%) 6,599 ( 9.74%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 706 3.41 1150 2.49 0.92 37 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 71 4.39 531 3.47 0.92 26 APPLES FUJI per pound 1128 1.82 3485 1.17 0.65 55 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1656 3.40 7 0.99 2.41 243 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 230 4.02 3664 2.74 1.28 47 APPLES GALA per pound 867 1.69 5030 1.17 0.52 45 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 21 2.00 725 1.38 0.62 45 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 2 lb bag 2319 3.14 8 3.49 -0.35 -10 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 68 5.28 992 3.57 1.71 48 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 831 2.20 2411 1.34 0.86 64 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 448 3.91 40 1.99 1.92 96 APPLES HONEYCRISP 3 lb bag 25 7.99 200 5.00 2.99 60 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 946 2.92 8756 1.84 1.08 59 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK 2 lb bag 863 3.10 8 3.49 -0.39 -11 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 222 2.24 857 1.61 0.63 39 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 159 1.96 1672 1.33 0.64 48 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 633 2.52 5940 1.91 0.61 32 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE MARKED CIDER 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 7 7.58 596 2.75 4.83 176 AVOCADOS HASS each 1526 1.42 11726 1.08 0.34 31 BANANAS per pound 696 0.73 1009 0.50 0.23 47 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 6 1.99 8832 2.51 -0.52 -21 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 1317 3.40 4792 2.81 0.59 21 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 1535 4.36 486 3.19 1.17 37 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 152 1.25 4551 0.79 0.46 58 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 81 2.25 922 1.23 1.02 82 LEMONS 2 lb bag 49 3.90 132 2.32 1.58 68 LEMONS each 111 0.99 2860 0.51 0.48 94 LEMONS per pound 87 1.61 139 1.00 0.61 62 LIMES per pound 5 1.99 145 0.74 1.25 170 MANGOES each 473 1.25 6873 1.01 0.24 24 MANGOES per pound 53 2.00 39 2.64 -0.64 -24 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 882 3.58 7719 2.53 1.05 42 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 238 5.06 5566 3.79 1.27 33 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 5 5.99 3120 4.04 1.95 48 ORANGES NAVEL each 409 1.48 2463 0.88 0.59 67 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 750 1.71 3991 1.00 0.72 72 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 512 1.75 2904 1.39 0.36 26 PEARS BOSC per pound 272 1.99 2316 1.41 0.58 41 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 606 1.76 2842 1.40 0.36 26 PINEAPPLES each 28 3.99 4515 2.61 1.38 53 PINEAPPLES per pound 13 0.99 374 0.60 0.39 65 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 646 3.78 6234 2.92 0.86 30 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 19 4.99 1118 2.67 2.32 87 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 2127 5.10 809 4.00 1.09 27 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEETS per bunch 424 2.25 101 1.62 0.63 39 BEETS per pound 47 1.97 209 0.81 1.16 144 BROCCOLI per bunch 754 2.97 1416 2.41 0.56 23 BROCCOLI per pound 296 1.66 211 1.00 0.66 66 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 29 2.21 2784 1.67 0.54 32 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 5 4.99 1109 2.36 2.63 112 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 269 1.01 2855 0.59 0.42 71 CARROTS 1 lb bag 286 1.51 371 0.88 0.64 73 CARROTS 2 lb bag 39 2.05 878 1.46 0.59 40 CARROTS per bunch 479 2.26 7 1.50 0.76 51 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1780 1.63 7568 1.09 0.54 49 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 167 2.25 1657 2.72 -0.47 -17 CAULIFLOWER each 196 4.20 3633 2.48 1.72 69 CAULIFLOWER per pound 158 1.57 1469 1.40 0.17 12 CELERY each 378 1.66 2452 1.18 0.48 41 CELERY per pound 11 1.49 69 0.86 0.63 73 CELERY HEARTS each 869 3.26 811 2.46 0.79 32 CILANTRO per bunch 60 1.09 735 0.43 0.65 151 CUCUMBERS each 1275 0.91 3495 0.88 0.03 3 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 322 2.80 3593 1.41 1.39 98 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 7 2.00 610 2.24 -0.24 -11 GREENS KALE per bunch 2530 1.41 490 1.08 0.33 31 GREENS KALE per pound 67 0.99 57 1.02 -0.03 -3 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 248 2.41 86 1.73 0.68 39 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 39 2.10 1753 1.36 0.74 55 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 33 1.91 1314 1.44 0.48 33 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF per pound 130 2.83 19 1.99 0.84 42 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 33 1.91 1255 1.44 0.47 33 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF per pound 130 2.83 19 1.99 0.84 42 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 25 1.37 1178 1.45 -0.08 -6 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1039 3.46 1645 2.94 0.52 18 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 28 3.99 141 2.35 1.64 70 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 21 2.50 132 2.71 -0.21 -8 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 1220 2.70 1967 1.63 1.07 65 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 59 0.99 404 0.54 0.44 81 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 83 0.99 2406 0.73 0.26 36 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 6 1.99 843 1.21 0.78 65 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 18 3.63 793 2.68 0.95 35 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 1538 3.10 1090 3.00 0.10 3 RADISHES per bunch 26 1.50 198 0.75 0.75 100 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 1063 5.02 140 2.06 2.96 144 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 1173 4.40 4003 2.19 2.22 101 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 5018 2.92 3322 2.35 0.58 25 SPINACH per bunch 1 1.49 717 1.20 0.29 24 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 188 5.00 4601 2.98 2.02 68 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 1135 4.99 45 1.66 3.33 200 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 367 3.31 1465 2.08 1.23 59 SQUASH ACORN per pound 298 1.49 179 1.00 0.49 49 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 297 1.49 361 0.94 0.55 58 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 297 1.49 321 0.99 0.50 51 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 677 1.77 3024 1.41 0.36 26 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 733 1.77 5439 1.23 0.53 43 SWEET POTATOES per pound 214 1.97 932 0.90 1.07 119 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 23 3.99 46 3.34 0.66 20 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 31 1.48 2255 1.66 -0.18 -11 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 835 2.97 2446 1.99 0.98 49 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 823 2.67 1007 2.24 0.43 19 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 115 2.96 5417 2.07 0.89 43 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 46 0.99 297 1.27 -0.28 -22 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 98 1.26 1900 1.62 -0.36 -22 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 63 0.99 1201 0.84 0.15 18 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 289 3.71 1634 1.73 1.98 114 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 2 0.98 1249 0.66 0.32 48 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 33 0.99 1796 1.07 -0.09 -8 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 36 2.82 151 2.99 -0.17 -6 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 9 4.99 985 3.71 1.28 34 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 46 0.99 432 0.84 0.15 19 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1452 3.49 236 1.02 2.47 243 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 17 3.14 1693 2.46 0.68 28 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 15 0.98 460 0.97 0.01 1 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 36 2.82 221 2.08 0.74 36 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 46 0.99 146 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 12 13.99 4358 7.06 6.93 98 BEEF BNLS SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 485 6.99 1814 4.96 2.03 41 BEEF BONE-IN RIBEYE ROAST per pound 12 14.99 410 5.77 9.22 160 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 159 5.99 5885 4.17 1.82 44 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 442 8.99 7977 4.86 4.13 85 BEEF GROUND CHUCK per pound 46 6.99 1783 3.56 3.43 97 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, LINK/PATTY per pound 230 7.06 7696 3.72 3.34 90 PORK CC CHOPS B/IN per pound 77 3.99 5127 2.90 1.09 38 PORK HAM STEAK per pound 12 11.58 1435 4.47 7.11 159 PORK HAM, B/IN per pound 12 4.99 383 1.71 3.28 191 PORK HAM, SPIRAL per pound 140 4.99 872 1.49 3.50 234 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 296 9.86 26862 5.61 4.25 76 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 621 8.60 23850 5.39 3.21 60 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 468 2.95 1316 1.19 1.76 148 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2795 7.32 1904 2.82 4.50 160 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 383 4.81 98 2.86 1.95 68 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 355 9.09 1409 3.22 5.87 182 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 367 3.64 800 1.45 2.19 151 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 23 5.99 280 1.20 4.79 399 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 61 5.99 1861 3.60 2.39 66 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 117 3.99 5355 2.39 1.60 67 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 218 3.99 5486 2.41 1.58 66 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 137 3.98 3444 1.98 2.00 101 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 428 2.00 3180 1.75 0.25 14 ICE CREAM 48-64oz 369 5.01 8429 3.04 1.97 65 MILK ALL half gallon 2416 3.85 848 1.60 2.25 141 MILK ALL gallon 409 5.72 1362 3.83 1.89 49 YOGURT GREEK 4-6 oz 59 1.25 8266 0.95 0.30 32 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 1388 3.13 1435 4.50 -1.37 -30 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 997 3.36 975 2.78 0.58 21 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