WA_LO101 Washington, DC Tue Jan 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 01/11 thru 01/17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 335,244 237,210 152,643 72,966 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 50,136 ( 14.96%) 4,270 ( 1.80%) 5,145 ( 3.37%) 5,817 ( 7.97%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES BRAEBURN 3 lb bag 40 3.74 85 1.85 1.89 102 APPLES BRAEBURN per pound 53 1.68 426 1.46 0.22 15 APPLES FUJI per pound 866 1.76 2373 1.62 0.14 9 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1892 2.78 162 2.26 0.52 23 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 296 5.66 1308 2.66 3.00 113 APPLES GALA per pound 1761 2.18 2604 1.54 0.64 42 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 14 1.77 368 1.53 0.24 16 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 255 5.99 255 4.99 1.00 20 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 138 1.73 870 1.96 -0.22 -11 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 21 3.75 1235 2.16 1.59 74 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 823 3.06 3940 1.98 1.08 54 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 28 2.11 443 1.52 0.59 39 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 2 lb bag 67 3.13 76 1.99 1.14 57 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 475 1.98 1420 1.20 0.78 66 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 632 2.75 5188 2.05 0.70 34 AVOCADOS HASS each 1099 1.57 13014 0.96 0.61 64 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 5 1.50 121 1.10 0.40 37 BANANAS per pound 1277 0.76 1823 0.42 0.34 80 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 174 3.69 4981 2.72 0.97 36 BLUEBERRIES 4.4 oz package 78 3.99 170 3.16 0.83 26 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 5490 3.49 3207 2.51 0.98 39 CHERRIES RED VARIETIES per pound 100 5.71 4130 4.55 1.16 25 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 21 3.99 286 2.39 1.60 67 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 46 1.71 3159 0.98 0.73 75 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 182 1.50 341 0.93 0.57 61 GRAPES RED GLOBE per pound 130 2.36 816 1.84 0.52 28 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 6 2.99 7984 2.23 0.76 34 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 6 2.99 4178 2.35 0.64 27 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 30 3.02 27 2.65 0.38 14 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 8 0.67 908 0.37 0.30 83 LEMONS 2 lb bag 352 4.88 54 3.81 1.07 28 LEMONS each 224 0.82 2150 0.62 0.20 32 LEMONS per pound 118 0.99 12 0.61 0.38 62 LIMES each 139 0.34 1970 0.29 0.05 16 MANGOES each 592 1.78 8605 0.89 0.89 100 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 367 2.81 7161 2.40 0.41 17 MISC CITRUS SATSUMA per pound 30 2.54 90 1.92 0.62 32 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 194 4.99 1343 3.10 1.89 61 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 124 4.99 3291 3.76 1.23 33 ORANGES NAVEL each 17 1.23 3599 0.69 0.54 79 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 642 1.50 2864 0.97 0.54 56 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 139 2.82 10 3.98 -1.16 -29 ORANGES VALENCIA per pound 18 0.89 10 0.79 0.10 13 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 18 1.82 3200 1.36 0.46 34 PEARS BOSC per pound 742 1.93 3583 1.30 0.62 48 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 321 2.12 3300 1.24 0.88 71 PINEAPPLES each 6 2.50 6412 2.02 0.48 24 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 9 3.49 2414 2.57 0.92 36 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 171 4.65 3697 3.53 1.12 32 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 240 4.99 128 1.54 3.45 225 TANGERINES per pound 168 2.13 448 2.39 -0.26 -11 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 5 2.10 332 2.76 -0.66 -24 BEETS per bunch 1740 2.56 39 1.81 0.75 41 BEETS per pound 6 0.99 60 0.49 0.50 101 BROCCOLI per bunch 665 2.39 1835 2.36 0.03 1 BROCCOLI per pound 334 1.94 186 0.85 1.09 128 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 124 2.03 2052 1.74 0.28 16 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 47 1.30 1194 0.59 0.71 122 CARROTS 1 lb bag 112 1.26 290 0.78 0.48 61 CARROTS 2 lb bag 22 1.87 710 1.28 0.59 46 CARROTS per bunch 1748 1.70 325 0.98 0.72 74 CARROTS per pound 7 0.99 195 0.65 0.34 52 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 3328 1.69 8434 1.24 0.45 36 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 134 2.91 1456 2.27 0.64 28 CAULIFLOWER each 1205 3.58 4960 2.39 1.20 50 CAULIFLOWER per pound 711 1.73 718 1.05 0.68 65 CELERY each 97 2.23 1588 1.21 1.01 84 CELERY HEARTS each 968 3.07 649 2.41 0.66 27 CILANTRO per bunch 41 0.99 1484 0.58 0.41 71 CUCUMBERS each 304 1.44 4956 0.76 0.68 90 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 6 2.50 1821 1.52 0.98 65 EGGPLANT each 19 1.49 366 0.95 0.54 57 GREENS KALE per bunch 826 1.73 1157 1.65 0.08 5 GREENS KALE per pound 154 2.54 166 1.62 0.92 57 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 6 2.99 1077 1.15 1.84 159 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 21 1.97 119 1.09 0.88 81 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 28 1.98 127 1.15 0.83 73 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1132 3.30 1819 2.70 0.60 22 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 28 3.99 318 2.92 1.07 37 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 858 2.38 3311 1.93 0.45 24 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 78 0.79 1001 0.94 -0.15 -16 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 80 1.01 3477 0.63 0.38 61 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 31 1.50 2136 1.30 0.20 15 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 456 2.99 24 2.95 0.04 1 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 31 1.50 2480 1.29 0.21 16 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 475 2.97 96 2.98 -0.01 -0 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 31 1.50 2190 1.31 0.19 15 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 456 2.99 24 2.95 0.04 1 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 725 3.41 481 3.33 0.09 3 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 28 4.67 2469 2.57 2.10 82 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2485 3.04 1775 2.26 0.77 34 SPINACH per bunch 1 1.67 366 1.39 0.28 20 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 283 5.00 59 1.67 3.33 199 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 467 3.02 516 2.55 0.47 18 SQUASH ACORN per pound 146 0.98 1240 0.93 0.05 5 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 146 0.98 1431 0.94 0.04 5 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 146 0.98 1395 0.92 0.06 6 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 222 2.26 2439 1.68 0.58 35 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 530 1.88 3331 1.55 0.33 22 SWEET POTATOES per pound 260 2.01 1059 0.86 1.16 135 TOMATOES per pound 13 1.88 284 1.61 0.27 17 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 15 2.99 1083 1.30 1.69 130 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 500 2.80 3563 2.20 0.61 28 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 22 2.68 213 2.47 0.21 9 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 2239 2.86 2411 2.36 0.50 21 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 326 3.00 603 2.44 0.56 23 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 2 1.88 2806 1.12 0.76 67 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 190 1.88 725 1.02 0.86 84 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 80 1.99 449 1.32 0.67 51 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 247 3.39 3445 2.21 1.18 53 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 43 1.49 916 0.55 0.94 169 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 25 0.98 5216 1.15 -0.16 -14 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 13 2.27 595 2.50 -0.23 -9 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 38 4.41 4091 3.34 1.08 32 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 10 0.98 1009 0.85 0.13 15 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 760 2.08 43 1.74 0.35 20 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 879 3.90 2941 2.22 1.68 76 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 61 0.69 1647 0.76 -0.08 -10 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 18 2.75 494 2.44 0.30 12 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 38 4.41 3685 3.35 1.06 32 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 6 0.98 311 1.09 -0.11 -10 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BNLS RIBEYE STEAK per pound 68 12.99 3225 8.88 4.11 46 BEEF BNLS SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 112 9.99 1708 5.71 4.28 75 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 3117 5.37 4684 3.49 1.89 54 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 123 6.53 4471 4.81 1.72 36 BEEF LONDON BROIL per pound 112 7.99 3196 3.76 4.23 113 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 119 15.97 27937 6.25 9.72 156 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 604 9.56 28172 5.07 4.48 88 LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 12 10.99 180 6.95 4.04 58 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 622 2.41 4260 1.16 1.25 108 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1409 7.57 4339 2.61 4.96 190 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 10 4.99 1930 2.92 2.07 71 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 219 8.11 1876 2.10 6.01 286 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 291 2.21 1758 1.00 1.21 121 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 10 4.99 1612 1.02 3.97 389 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 121 5.29 2408 3.47 1.82 52 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 137 2.49 8424 2.32 0.17 7 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 673 1.99 4746 2.19 -0.20 -9 ICE CREAM 48-64oz 189 5.99 7045 3.05 2.94 96 MILK ALL half gallon 3092 3.84 242 2.25 1.59 71 MILK ALL gallon 284 5.65 775 2.95 2.70 92 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 214 2.50 4709 1.72 0.78 45 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 315 3.12 2144 4.44 -1.32 -30 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 147 1.50 7907 0.48 1.02 213 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 584 2.62 929 2.35 0.27 11 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