WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Sep 27, 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 09/24 thru 09/30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 318,415 179,325 96,994 86,294 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 55,988 ( 17.58%) 10,220 ( 5.70%) 3,485 ( 3.59%) 8,629 ( 10.00%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES FUJI per pound 858 1.98 2285 1.09 0.90 82 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 508 3.90 63 1.36 2.54 187 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 33 3.95 3158 2.67 1.27 48 APPLES GALA 5 lb bag 242 4.99 25 4.86 0.13 3 APPLES GALA per pound 1149 1.89 4143 1.15 0.74 65 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 7 2.99 781 1.22 1.77 145 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 392 4.99 149 2.95 2.04 69 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 1488 2.77 4817 1.98 0.79 40 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 17 8.99 397 4.90 4.09 83 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 220 2.49 3933 1.87 0.62 33 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE MARKED CIDER 128 oz (1 gallon) 146 6.99 1533 5.69 1.30 23 AVOCADOS HASS each 1520 1.91 6651 1.02 0.89 87 BANANAS per pound 321 0.87 924 0.44 0.43 97 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 28 4.10 1454 3.08 1.02 33 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 713 3.82 2540 3.02 0.80 26 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 171 0.99 69 0.85 0.14 16 GRAPES BLACK SEEDLESS per pound 1391 2.70 3052 2.00 0.70 35 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 3987 3.19 9317 1.92 1.27 66 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 3947 3.20 7706 2.00 1.20 60 LEMONS 2 lb bag 12 4.39 377 3.43 0.96 28 LEMONS each 171 0.99 906 0.52 0.47 89 LIMES each 152 0.50 1131 0.36 0.14 40 MANGOES each 688 3.14 2769 1.34 1.80 134 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 1189 3.62 4983 2.97 0.64 22 NECTARINES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1287 2.49 736 2.04 0.45 22 ORANGES NAVEL each 3 1.29 1339 0.92 0.37 40 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 45 4.99 58 5.23 -0.24 -5 ORANGES VALENCIA each 25 1.29 71 0.71 0.58 83 ORANGES VALENCIA per pound 1 1.49 105 0.51 0.98 193 PEACHES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1848 2.57 4661 1.79 0.77 43 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 1728 2.34 4718 1.59 0.75 47 PEARS BOSC per pound 8 2.49 2298 1.60 0.89 55 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 7 2.69 1013 1.59 1.10 69 PINEAPPLES per pound 55 1.06 398 0.66 0.40 61 PLUMS per pound 46 2.42 1420 1.95 0.48 25 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1513 3.84 6238 2.71 1.13 42 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 519 4.06 2599 2.35 1.71 73 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS MINIATURE each 153 5.43 1457 3.08 2.35 76 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS TYPE each 30 3.99 822 4.32 -0.33 -8 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 11 2.98 4050 2.68 0.30 11 BEETS per bunch 226 2.19 84 1.59 0.61 38 BROCCOLI per bunch 897 2.27 1878 2.39 -0.12 -5 BROCCOLI per pound 223 2.19 231 2.42 -0.23 -10 BROCCOLI BABY HYBRID TYPE per bunch 17 2.00 18 2.50 -0.50 -20 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 109 2.25 4631 1.47 0.78 53 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 242 0.99 2683 0.56 0.43 75 CARROTS 1 lb bag 260 1.50 133 0.59 0.91 153 CARROTS 2 lb bag 40 2.49 795 1.41 1.08 77 CARROTS per bunch 85 2.30 86 2.00 0.30 15 CARROTS per pound 130 1.39 468 0.62 0.77 124 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1356 2.07 2124 1.19 0.88 75 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 186 1.99 503 2.04 -0.05 -2 CAULIFLOWER each 229 3.45 2738 2.73 0.72 26 CAULIFLOWER per pound 593 1.98 1406 1.36 0.63 46 CELERY each 943 2.15 1660 1.34 0.81 60 CELERY HEARTS each 881 3.47 865 2.38 1.09 46 CILANTRO per bunch 35 1.95 1725 0.64 1.31 207 CUCUMBERS each 171 0.99 2851 0.72 0.27 38 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 484 2.01 2232 1.58 0.43 27 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 308 1.67 229 1.80 -0.13 -7 GREENS KALE per bunch 748 1.66 93 1.07 0.60 56 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 339 1.70 6 2.50 -0.80 -32 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 29 3.48 1857 1.39 2.09 151 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 156 1.58 402 1.33 0.25 19 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 156 1.58 254 1.53 0.05 3 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 51 2.27 304 1.32 0.95 72 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 3447 3.64 1549 2.96 0.68 23 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 189 3.39 65 1.86 1.54 83 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA per pound 11 5.99 67 3.99 2.00 50 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 390 2.10 1815 2.07 0.03 1 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 6 1.49 448 1.38 0.11 8 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 90 3.05 365 2.52 0.53 21 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 96 2.98 1220 2.19 0.79 36 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 90 3.49 463 2.49 1.00 40 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 236 2.90 427 2.54 0.37 14 PUMPKINS PIE TYPE per pound 32 1.29 546 0.96 0.33 35 RADISHES per bunch 91 1.94 555 0.62 1.32 212 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 132 5.00 24 2.50 2.50 100 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 453 5.57 2926 2.33 3.24 139 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 3332 3.31 4009 2.62 0.68 26 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 468 3.06 1153 3.00 0.06 2 SQUASH ACORN per pound 1201 1.15 4520 0.83 0.32 39 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 1208 1.15 4529 0.83 0.32 38 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 1036 1.10 4419 0.83 0.27 33 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 164 1.59 3098 1.27 0.32 25 SWEET POTATOES per pound 330 1.85 2595 0.98 0.87 89 TOMATOES per pound 372 2.25 1833 1.47 0.78 53 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 8 4.99 241 2.93 2.06 71 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 54 2.52 1916 1.60 0.92 57 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 264 3.01 2383 1.71 1.29 76 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 99 1.98 326 1.93 0.05 2 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 270 2.36 5 1.99 0.37 19 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1026 2.87 1624 2.64 0.24 9 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 928 2.28 763 2.53 -0.25 -10 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 268 2.84 1308 1.15 1.68 146 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED 2 lb bag 51 2.00 56 1.71 0.29 17 ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 19 1.29 1246 1.12 0.17 15 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 130 1.45 531 0.85 0.60 70 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 1 2.59 837 1.31 1.28 98 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 278 4.84 1914 2.23 2.62 118 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 11 1.49 1791 1.10 0.39 35 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 487 3.66 441 4.91 -1.25 -25 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1603 3.53 55 1.00 2.53 253 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 19 2.48 2827 2.86 -0.38 -13 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 142 1.45 427 0.76 0.68 89 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 455 3.66 784 4.96 -1.29 -26 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 1236 6.62 4630 5.30 1.31 25 BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 12 25.98 6752 11.19 14.79 132 BEEF BONE-IN RIBEYE STEAK per pound 2266 12.09 1170 10.72 1.37 13 BEEF BONE-IN STRIP STEAK per pound 40 19.99 1076 8.10 11.89 147 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 265 6.99 4680 3.92 3.07 78 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 239 5.99 4879 5.58 0.41 7 BEEF LONDON BROIL per pound 1133 5.99 2045 5.11 0.88 17 BEEF TOP ROUND STEAK per pound 1133 6.69 1380 6.57 0.12 2 PORK BACKRIBS per pound 1133 7.99 4147 3.35 4.64 139 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, 1 LB ROLL per pound 128 3.45 2187 3.44 0.01 0 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, LINK/PATTY per pound 12 11.18 5717 3.93 7.25 184 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 119 18.64 17395 5.64 13.00 231 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 243 11.35 15127 6.25 5.10 82 LAMB/VEAL LB SHLDR BLADE CHOPS per pound 1133 6.99 239 8.80 -1.81 -21 LAMB/VEAL LB SHLDR RND BONE CHOP per pound 1133 7.19 68 8.39 -1.20 -14 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 664 3.98 1156 1.42 2.56 180 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1058 7.92 1974 2.51 5.41 216 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 240 10.99 193 4.41 6.58 149 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 265 2.93 302 0.95 1.98 208 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 264 5.99 3641 3.15 2.84 90 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 310 3.53 8654 2.19 1.34 61 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 418 3.91 10126 2.33 1.58 68 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 410 3.64 3447 2.08 1.56 75 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 540 2.73 3592 1.73 1.00 58 MILK ALL half gallon 4848 3.96 1818 1.15 2.81 244 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 410 2.40 5950 1.86 0.54 29 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 137 4.98 1984 4.35 0.63 14 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 63 0.99 6061 0.52 0.47 90 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 1229 3.45 772 2.71 0.74 27 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