WA_LO101
Washington, DC Mon Sep 30, 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 09/27 thru 10/03
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FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY
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Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100
Total Ads 392,116 207,100 159,518 65,567
Organic Items in Ads (2/) 56,799 ( 14.49%) 4,560 ( 2.20%) 9,335 ( 5.85%) 5,720 ( 8.72%)
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AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report
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FRUITS
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 115 3.98 61 2.97 1.01 34
APPLES FUJI per pound 1259 3.07 2685 1.49 1.58 106
APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 2862 3.45 372 2.27 1.18 52
APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 321 5.14 2787 2.26 2.88 128
APPLES GALA per pound 1948 2.61 10508 1.32 1.29 98
APPLES GINGER GOLD per pound 6 1.98 894 1.00 0.98 98
APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 82 6.38 45 2.89 3.49 121
APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 214 3.76 911 1.30 2.45 188
APPLES HONEYCRISP 3 lb bag 8 7.99 419 5.00 2.99 60
APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 117 3.72 11840 2.31 1.42 61
APPLES JONAGOLD per pound 6 1.98 185 0.93 1.05 112
APPLES JONATHAN per pound 6 1.98 10 0.99 0.99 100
APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 17 8.99 64 3.16 5.83 184
APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 183 2.27 1653 1.84 0.44 24
AVOCADOS HASS each 1834 1.79 9925 1.28 0.50 39
BANANAS per pound 1590 0.81 770 0.44 0.37 83
BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 507 3.89 2702 2.57 1.32 51
CANTALOUPS each 1191 2.95 5491 2.16 0.79 36
FRUIT, OTHER APPLE PEARS per pound 30 2.72 304 2.63 0.09 3
GRAPES BLACK SEEDLESS per pound 2324 2.28 4597 1.73 0.56 32
GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 5292 2.30 13875 1.62 0.68 42
GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 4236 2.40 9654 1.76 0.65 37
LEMONS each 26 0.79 933 0.53 0.26 49
MANGOES each 32 3.15 3464 1.11 2.04 183
MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 567 3.96 9113 2.50 1.46 58
NECTARINES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 30 2.49 1369 1.54 0.95 62
ORANGES NAVEL each 77 1.10 2611 0.83 0.27 32
ORANGES VALENCIA per pound 5 1.49 62 0.33 1.16 345
PEACHES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1867 2.16 5519 1.72 0.44 26
PEARS BARTLETT per pound 403 2.31 10181 1.37 0.93 68
PEARS BOSC per pound 71 1.84 2022 1.29 0.55 43
PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 26 2.61 1688 1.39 1.21 87
PINEAPPLES each 12 3.00 2204 2.51 0.49 19
PLUMS per pound 148 1.99 3235 1.86 0.12 7
PLUMS INTERSPECIFIC TYPE per pound 3 1.98 435 2.00 -0.02 -1
RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1592 3.91 6357 2.61 1.30 50
STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 1700 4.02 4741 2.45 1.57 64
STRAWBERRIES 2 lb package 415 3.99 18 5.00 -1.01 -20
WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS TYPE each 3 3.99 822 2.99 1.00 33
VEGETABLES
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 8 2.49 1149 1.12 1.37 123
BEETS per bunch 10 2.67 252 2.95 -0.28 -10
BROCCOLI per bunch 11 1.99 1580 2.43 -0.44 -18
BROCCOLI per pound 284 1.62 185 1.54 0.08 5
BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 8 2.99 8423 1.54 1.45 95
CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 1 1.29 3182 0.54 0.75 139
CARROTS 1 lb bag 112 1.62 437 0.78 0.84 108
CARROTS 2 lb bag 7 1.99 1534 1.53 0.46 30
CARROTS per bunch 39 2.54 10 1.99 0.55 28
CARROTS per pound 5 1.29 183 0.52 0.77 148
CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1347 1.87 3609 1.18 0.69 58
CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 192 3.49 1903 2.58 0.91 35
CAULIFLOWER each 6 3.48 1212 2.86 0.62 21
CAULIFLOWER per pound 353 1.51 339 1.40 0.11 8
CELERY each 14 2.56 2631 1.38 1.19 86
CELERY per pound 52 1.73 44 1.39 0.35 25
CELERY HEARTS each 213 2.60 1283 2.21 0.39 18
CILANTRO per bunch 21 1.99 976 0.60 1.39 230
CUCUMBERS each 212 1.37 3123 0.66 0.71 107
CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 387 2.91 678 1.26 1.65 131
EGGPLANT per pound 7 2.99 338 1.16 1.83 158
GREENS COLLARD per bunch 7 1.99 140 2.60 -0.61 -24
GREENS KALE per bunch 165 1.63 73 1.33 0.30 22
GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 38 1.87 80 1.69 0.18 10
LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 139 2.29 2141 1.17 1.13 96
LETTUCE, OTHER BOSTON each 53 2.00 18 2.08 -0.08 -4
LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 623 2.29 589 1.35 0.94 69
LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF per pound 7 1.99 124 1.78 0.21 12
LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 623 2.29 587 1.35 0.94 69
LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF per pound 7 1.99 124 1.78 0.21 12
LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 568 2.29 533 1.34 0.94 70
LETTUCE, ROMAINE per pound 7 0.99 191 1.44 -0.45 -31
LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 2025 3.66 2700 2.95 0.72 24
MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 21 3.99 197 3.00 0.99 33
MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA per pound 11 5.99 10 3.99 2.00 50
MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 763 2.34 3769 1.93 0.42 22
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 245 0.94 3184 0.74 0.21 28
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 6 1.99 1072 1.09 0.90 82
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 74 1.50 1611 1.26 0.24 19
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 4 2.99 252 2.57 0.42 16
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 245 1.49 2549 1.13 0.36 32
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 4 2.99 1004 2.40 0.59 24
PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 4 2.99 280 2.46 0.53 22
PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 28 3.31 446 3.48 -0.17 -5
PUMPKINS PIE TYPE per pound 28 1.14 1445 0.95 0.20 21
SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 1119 4.97 43 2.50 2.47 99
SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 482 4.94 2857 2.42 2.51 104
SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2095 3.29 3964 2.36 0.93 39
SPINACH per bunch 4 1.49 161 1.51 -0.02 -1
SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 267 5.00 425 3.01 1.99 66
SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 77 2.78 149 2.45 0.33 13
SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 9 oz package 5 3.49 116 2.00 1.49 75
SQUASH ACORN per pound 1255 1.15 10146 0.93 0.22 23
SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 1261 1.15 5719 0.90 0.25 27
SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 1246 1.15 5447 0.90 0.25 28
SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 1084 0.95 1880 1.12 -0.17 -15
SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 1198 1.05 2265 1.11 -0.06 -6
SWEET POTATOES per pound 84 1.72 618 1.01 0.70 69
TOMATOES per pound 7 1.99 1725 1.58 0.41 26
TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 200 1.98 1248 1.71 0.27 16
TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 442 2.58 6925 1.80 0.78 43
TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 8 2.99 739 1.80 1.19 66
VEGETABLES
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 6 1.69 34 0.99 0.70 70
TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1731 2.97 1314 2.09 0.89 42
TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 219 2.71 2116 2.54 0.17 7
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 171 1.79 3032 1.06 0.73 69
ONIONS AND POTATOES
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 52 1.70 951 0.82 0.88 107
ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 12 1.99 858 1.23 0.76 62
ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 167 3.81 1766 1.43 2.38 166
ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 21 1.18 728 0.68 0.50 73
ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 99 1.32 3218 1.23 0.09 8
POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 3 3.98 496 2.65 1.33 50
POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 6 4.99 1760 3.60 1.39 39
POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 1 0.99 759 0.94 0.05 5
POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 168 3.86 94 1.00 2.86 286
POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 25 5.27 5042 2.61 2.66 102
POTATOES RUSSET per pound 34 1.27 1145 0.91 0.35 39
POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 27 3.43 272 2.26 1.17 52
POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 12 1.41 264 0.97 0.44 46
MEAT
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 419 5.99 1375 4.30 1.69 39
BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 479 12.99 3234 9.14 3.85 42
BEEF BNLS RIBEYE ROAST per pound 402 12.99 138 7.33 5.66 77
BEEF BNLS RIBEYE STEAK per pound 77 12.99 1044 8.59 4.40 51
BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 491 11.89 3476 5.46 6.44 118
BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 817 4.67 7403 3.55 1.11 31
BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 243 6.86 3831 4.70 2.16 46
BEEF STEW MEAT per pound 479 6.99 6036 5.16 1.83 36
PORK CC CHOPS BNLS per pound 12 6.99 4405 3.36 3.63 108
PORK LOIN ROAST BNLS per pound 128 7.10 3244 1.89 5.21 276
PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 24 18.64 9960 5.59 13.05 233
PORK TENDERLOIN, FRESH per pound 485 7.99 2698 3.32 4.67 141
PORK TENDERLOIN, MARINATED per pound 485 7.99 856 4.47 3.52 79
LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 12 9.99 864 9.68 0.31 3
POULTRY
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 2320 3.12 2753 1.09 2.03 186
CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2806 7.20 2674 2.71 4.49 166
CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 1502 5.30 1218 2.98 2.32 78
CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 583 9.25 80 2.63 6.62 252
CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 298 2.72 287 1.21 1.51 125
CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 72 3.99 227 1.26 2.73 217
EGGS GRADE A WHITE LARGE 1 DOZEN 262 3.34 1144 1.00 2.34 234
DAIRY
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ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM
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BUTTER 1 # 69 5.49 3768 3.61 1.88 52
CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 117 3.99 3881 2.07 1.92 93
CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 121 3.49 4853 2.27 1.22 54
CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 69 2.99 7358 1.96 1.03 53
ICE CREAM 48-64oz 200 6.02 10428 2.99 3.03 101
MILK ALL half gallon 2755 3.99 527 2.15 1.84 86
MILK ALL gallon 148 5.81 378 2.54 3.27 129
YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 1829 4.29 1560 4.34 -0.05 -1
YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 245 1.15 2075 0.51 0.64 125
YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 167 3.50 469 2.70 0.80 30
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
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