WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Jun 15, 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 06/12 thru 06/18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 304,282 109,290 76,629 76,153 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 48,341 ( 15.89%) 190 ( 0.17%) 1,889 ( 2.47%) 3,183 ( 4.18%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 4 1.99 129 1.16 0.83 72 APPLES FUJI per pound 1083 1.89 1285 1.55 0.34 22 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1082 3.79 117 3.99 -0.20 -5 APPLES GALA per pound 1040 1.85 923 1.50 0.35 23 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 7 1.99 233 1.12 0.87 77 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 2 lb bag 748 3.92 117 3.99 -0.07 -2 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 1030 1.99 1305 1.45 0.54 37 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 531 1.99 287 1.48 0.51 35 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 7 1.99 581 0.99 1.00 101 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 176 3.00 2277 1.84 1.16 63 APRICOTS per pound 46 3.99 1329 2.90 1.09 38 AVOCADOS HASS each 1751 1.88 5721 1.27 0.62 49 BANANAS per pound 416 0.91 585 0.55 0.36 66 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 292 3.91 4838 2.52 1.39 55 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 150 4.99 3416 4.01 0.98 24 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 3919 3.33 1608 2.37 0.96 40 CANTALOUPS each 731 3.64 5335 2.41 1.23 51 CANTALOUPS per pound 42 0.97 647 0.48 0.49 101 CHERRIES RED VARIETIES per pound 136 4.47 5245 3.79 0.68 18 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 152 2.00 40 0.91 1.09 120 GRAPES BLACK SEEDLESS per pound 494 2.37 4596 1.75 0.62 35 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 1896 2.59 13333 1.65 0.94 57 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 1609 2.52 9369 1.79 0.73 41 LEMONS 2 lb bag 30 4.99 41 2.92 2.07 71 MANGOES each 576 1.64 5583 0.89 0.75 84 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 3961 3.55 6841 2.60 0.95 37 NECTARINES VARIOUS WHITE FLESH VARIETIES per pound 131 1.99 1803 2.10 -0.11 -5 NECTARINES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1587 2.36 6498 1.79 0.57 32 PEACHES VARIOUS WHITE FLESH VARIETIES per pound 451 2.03 2447 1.76 0.27 15 PEACHES VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIETIES per pound 1966 2.48 12928 1.52 0.96 63 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 13 1.50 218 1.28 0.22 17 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 368 1.96 127 1.52 0.44 29 PINEAPPLES per pound 13 0.99 320 0.66 0.33 50 PLUMS per pound 8 3.99 2708 2.01 1.98 99 PLUMS INTERSPECIFIC TYPE per pound 17 2.49 35 2.22 0.27 12 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 3367 3.42 6887 2.66 0.76 29 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 3988 3.23 10708 2.11 1.12 53 STRAWBERRIES 2 lb package 533 5.66 3754 3.21 2.44 76 WATERMELONS RED FLESH SEEDLESS MINIATURE each 443 4.34 2754 3.44 0.90 26 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 243 3.15 4431 2.56 0.60 23 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 18 3.99 2449 1.54 2.45 159 BEETS per bunch 121 2.97 30 1.99 0.98 49 BROCCOLI per bunch 84 2.98 692 2.03 0.96 47 CARROTS 1 lb bag 30 1.66 15 0.67 0.99 149 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1236 2.09 1166 1.50 0.59 39 CAULIFLOWER each 323 3.65 981 2.71 0.95 35 CAULIFLOWER per pound 21 1.98 953 1.54 0.44 28 CELERY each 17 2.40 552 1.21 1.20 99 CELERY HEARTS each 7 3.99 748 2.94 1.05 36 CILANTRO per bunch 19 1.29 849 0.68 0.61 90 CUCUMBERS each 224 0.96 2294 0.59 0.38 65 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 327 1.99 3662 1.30 0.69 53 GREENS KALE per bunch 50 1.54 267 1.45 0.09 6 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 41 1.96 2112 1.19 0.76 64 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 258 2.45 2883 1.36 1.09 80 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 258 2.45 2348 1.33 1.12 85 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 218 2.47 1034 1.31 1.16 88 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 900 3.44 1726 2.75 0.69 25 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 305 3.46 25 2.83 0.62 22 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA per pound 11 5.99 220 2.00 3.99 200 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 548 2.33 2295 1.85 0.48 26 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 186 0.79 1194 0.52 0.27 51 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 86 1.96 2311 1.03 0.93 90 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 86 1.96 2596 1.03 0.93 90 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 86 1.96 2311 1.03 0.93 90 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 11 1.99 360 2.04 -0.05 -3 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 113 2.99 59 2.12 0.87 41 RADISHES per bunch 242 1.52 606 0.57 0.95 167 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 708 4.99 9 2.50 2.49 100 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 47 3.48 1940 2.61 0.88 34 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 1257 3.45 3139 2.57 0.89 35 SPINACH per bunch 6 0.99 63 1.80 -0.81 -45 SQUASH ACORN per pound 6 0.79 6 1.59 -0.80 -50 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 6 0.79 6 1.59 -0.80 -50 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 1 0.88 6 1.59 -0.71 -45 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 6 1.50 4867 1.21 0.29 24 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 68 1.75 5508 1.15 0.60 52 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 239 4.07 101 3.16 0.91 29 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 234 2.08 1156 1.64 0.43 26 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 8 2.99 575 1.86 1.13 61 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1507 2.39 2331 2.15 0.24 11 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 472 2.79 382 2.71 0.08 3 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 64 1.63 1798 1.06 0.57 54 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 358 1.45 684 0.91 0.55 60 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 206 1.79 614 0.65 1.14 176 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 358 1.45 268 0.63 0.83 132 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET 2 lb bag 70 2.99 497 1.84 1.15 62 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 30 0.99 3348 1.05 -0.06 -6 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 172 3.99 69 3.00 0.99 33 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 271 3.62 72 2.95 0.67 23 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 36 8.99 3220 4.47 4.52 101 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 56 5.99 1850 6.63 -0.64 -10 PORK BACKRIBS per pound 88 4.99 1654 3.49 1.50 43 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 340 2.95 872 1.22 1.73 142 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 288 6.99 1299 2.03 4.96 244 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 103 7.59 15 1.69 5.90 349 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 191 2.92 187 1.04 1.88 181 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 121 5.29 3186 2.95 2.34 79 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 167 3.00 3944 1.79 1.21 68 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 87 2.50 3532 1.49 1.01 68 MILK ALL gallon 228 6.25 614 2.59 3.66 141 YOGURT GREEK 4-6 oz 127 1.25 6626 0.94 0.31 33 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 325 0.88 5455 0.50 0.38 76 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