WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Mar 8, 2021 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 03/05 thru 03/11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 304,205 207,975 173,080 78,015 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 48,455 ( 15.93%) 6,700 ( 3.22%) 3,671 ( 2.12%) 5,609 ( 7.19%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES BRAEBURN per pound 6 2.00 165 1.47 0.53 36 APPLES FUJI 2 lb bag 1155 2.99 11 2.49 0.50 20 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 15 2.99 406 3.12 -0.13 -4 APPLES FUJI per pound 1138 2.00 1603 1.14 0.86 76 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 15 2.99 847 3.39 -0.40 -12 APPLES GALA per pound 1109 1.83 3113 1.35 0.48 36 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 43 5.99 262 3.28 2.71 83 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 128 1.51 2027 1.03 0.48 47 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 252 4.07 40 1.89 2.18 115 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 1029 2.62 2396 2.27 0.35 15 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 223 1.51 932 1.22 0.29 24 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 43 1.69 1517 1.04 0.65 63 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 17 7.99 506 4.16 3.83 92 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 422 2.12 7247 2.03 0.09 4 AVOCADOS HASS each 1911 1.61 8076 1.03 0.58 56 BANANAS per pound 1177 0.77 627 0.54 0.22 41 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 27 4.40 656 3.57 0.83 23 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 680 4.69 242 4.99 -0.30 -6 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 2389 3.43 1650 2.99 0.44 15 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 492 6.25 320 3.01 3.24 108 CLEMENTINES 3 lb bag 13 4.99 3317 3.94 1.05 27 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 35 2.10 1419 1.03 1.07 104 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 686 3.67 23 3.00 0.67 22 LEMONS 2 lb bag 1738 3.94 1823 3.19 0.75 24 LEMONS each 299 1.00 3261 0.58 0.42 73 MANGOES each 120 1.19 4718 0.96 0.23 24 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 1406 3.84 2328 2.89 0.94 33 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 192 4.55 740 3.38 1.17 35 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 1756 4.08 2886 3.18 0.90 28 ORANGES NAVEL each 382 1.56 1520 0.86 0.71 83 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 400 1.43 2940 1.14 0.29 26 PAPAYA MARADOL/TAINUNG TYPES per pound 4 2.99 620 0.87 2.12 243 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 5 1.99 753 1.65 0.34 21 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 5 1.99 2138 1.50 0.49 33 PINEAPPLES per pound 171 0.99 200 0.74 0.25 34 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1003 4.07 1508 2.94 1.13 38 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 2995 3.82 7478 2.39 1.42 59 TANGELOS per pound 19 0.98 580 2.00 -1.02 -51 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 3001 4.15 659 3.17 0.97 31 TANGERINES per pound 11 2.44 664 3.17 -0.73 -23 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 17 2.00 1048 2.24 -0.24 -11 ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 1251 3.19 10105 2.01 1.18 59 BEETS per bunch 158 1.76 10 2.13 -0.36 -17 BEETS per pound 175 2.99 15 0.68 2.31 338 BROCCOLI per bunch 388 2.03 379 1.74 0.29 17 BROCCOLI per pound 717 1.98 311 0.92 1.05 114 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 11 2.99 2851 1.29 1.70 132 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 21 2.99 514 1.73 1.26 73 CARROTS 1 lb bag 25 1.17 80 0.86 0.31 36 CARROTS 2 lb bag 305 2.39 658 1.24 1.15 93 CARROTS per bunch 21 1.79 5 3.00 -1.21 -40 CARROTS per pound 130 1.29 93 0.41 0.88 216 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1886 1.86 2621 1.15 0.72 62 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 146 2.50 2045 2.19 0.31 14 CAULIFLOWER each 570 3.54 2256 2.57 0.97 38 CAULIFLOWER per pound 659 2.03 591 1.14 0.89 78 CELERY each 175 2.69 2394 1.57 1.12 72 CELERY per pound 18 0.99 58 1.21 -0.22 -18 CELERY HEARTS each 230 3.85 146 2.13 1.72 81 CILANTRO per bunch 71 1.09 1205 0.54 0.55 101 CUCUMBERS each 358 1.51 5323 0.66 0.85 130 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 1408 1.68 3526 1.48 0.19 13 GREENS COLLARD 1 lb bag 15 2.00 484 2.50 -0.50 -20 GREENS KALE 1 lb bag 26 2.00 484 2.50 -0.50 -20 GREENS KALE per bunch 632 1.48 61 0.88 0.60 69 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 78 2.01 14 1.49 0.52 35 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 356 2.72 520 1.34 1.38 103 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 101 2.00 495 1.34 0.66 49 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 89 2.00 369 1.37 0.63 46 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 427 3.66 2374 2.92 0.73 25 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 37 2.78 437 2.28 0.50 22 MUSHROOMS WHITE 6 oz package 40 1.88 40 1.88 0.00 0 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 697 2.83 2922 1.78 1.06 59 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 7 0.99 656 0.55 0.44 80 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 14 1.78 314 1.40 0.38 27 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 99 1.50 2148 1.23 0.27 22 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 4 3.49 143 2.64 0.85 32 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 99 1.50 2835 1.20 0.30 25 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 21 3.61 1999 2.43 1.18 48 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 99 1.50 2210 1.23 0.27 22 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 4 3.49 143 2.64 0.85 32 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 16 2.00 2080 2.92 -0.92 -32 RADISHES per bunch 7 2.00 560 0.49 1.51 305 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 1612 5.04 201 2.78 2.26 81 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 385 5.02 2653 2.45 2.57 105 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 1584 3.33 3915 2.40 0.93 39 SPINACH per bunch 15 2.00 392 1.58 0.42 27 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 23 5.99 97 2.94 3.05 103 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 146 3.77 321 2.08 1.69 81 SQUASH ACORN per pound 86 1.73 42 0.92 0.81 89 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 86 1.73 208 0.87 0.86 98 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 86 1.73 39 0.91 0.82 90 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 37 1.45 994 1.23 0.22 18 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 37 1.45 1349 1.15 0.30 26 SWEET POTATOES per pound 205 1.56 1908 0.95 0.61 64 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 70 3.69 676 1.56 2.13 137 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 533 3.98 5281 1.77 2.21 125 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 8 1.49 226 2.60 -1.11 -43 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 555 2.68 2172 2.01 0.68 34 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 348 2.72 934 2.52 0.20 8 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 146 1.99 2204 1.03 0.96 93 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 8 1.29 1581 1.11 0.18 16 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 180 1.32 1055 0.87 0.46 53 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 382 4.68 3496 2.29 2.38 104 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 8 1.29 760 0.83 0.46 56 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 1137 2.93 189 2.06 0.87 42 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 7 0.99 1159 0.93 0.06 6 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1308 2.95 27 1.66 1.29 77 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 323 4.57 4866 2.19 2.38 108 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 6 0.98 704 0.95 0.03 4 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 74 3.46 539 3.77 -0.31 -8 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 70 4.99 710 3.92 1.07 27 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 130 1.49 747 0.96 0.53 54 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 103 9.98 3057 5.19 4.79 92 BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 296 9.99 2241 7.98 2.01 25 BEEF BNLS RIBEYE STEAK per pound 101 11.30 3326 9.27 2.03 22 BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 1133 6.99 2706 5.91 1.08 18 BEEF CHUCK/SHLDR/ARM ROAST per pound 1133 6.49 5164 4.43 2.06 47 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 1236 7.63 6407 3.99 3.64 91 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 766 6.99 4627 4.37 2.62 60 BEEF STEW MEAT per pound 1133 6.49 2789 5.12 1.37 27 PORK CANADIAN BACON per pound 12 18.26 119 11.20 7.06 63 PORK DELI HAM per pound 12 17.31 8219 6.83 10.48 153 PORK LOIN ROAST BNLS per pound 240 3.99 8851 1.89 2.10 111 PORK PICNIC FRESH B/IN per pound 112 1.69 2147 1.04 0.65 62 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 12 13.32 20269 5.33 7.99 150 LAMB/VEAL LB GROUND LAMB per pound 424 7.99 62 7.99 0.00 0 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 381 2.99 2579 1.08 1.91 177 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1500 7.61 6421 3.95 3.66 93 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 154 5.64 48 2.60 3.04 117 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 636 7.62 314 4.68 2.94 63 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 200 1.88 173 1.28 0.60 47 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 93 5.49 153 1.71 3.78 221 EGGS GRADE A WHITE LARGE 1 DOZEN 12 4.69 74 1.08 3.61 334 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 214 4.99 1861 3.02 1.97 65 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 265 3.81 12335 2.44 1.37 56 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 335 3.93 2920 2.00 1.93 97 MILK ALL half gallon 3102 4.01 847 1.60 2.41 151 MILK ALL gallon 474 5.48 362 2.37 3.11 131 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 335 2.38 5887 1.72 0.66 38 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 221 6.99 4259 4.39 2.60 59 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 241 1.25 5144 0.56 0.69 123 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 208 3.63 1401 2.51 1.12 45 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