WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Apr 8, 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 04/05 thru 04/11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 371,577 235,560 147,819 74,787 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 53,491 ( 14.40%) 2,230 ( 0.95%) 4,925 ( 3.33%) 4,200 ( 5.62%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 5 1.99 491 1.09 0.90 82 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 19 3.79 447 3.29 0.50 15 APPLES FUJI per pound 642 2.35 2622 1.52 0.84 55 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1077 3.29 9 1.79 1.50 84 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 1408 4.19 720 3.68 0.51 14 APPLES GALA per pound 1350 2.13 2577 1.56 0.57 37 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 28 1.99 266 1.57 0.42 27 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 214 3.09 2348 2.06 1.03 50 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 387 2.80 2385 2.30 0.50 22 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 12 1.99 803 1.72 0.27 16 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 2 lb bag 597 3.50 9 1.79 1.71 96 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 460 2.49 828 1.19 1.30 110 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 5 8.99 171 3.89 5.10 131 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 89 3.81 2874 2.07 1.74 84 AVOCADOS HASS each 1808 1.39 13029 0.94 0.46 49 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 16 1.27 267 0.96 0.31 33 BANANAS per pound 1275 0.71 1330 0.46 0.26 57 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 1579 3.91 4084 2.94 0.97 33 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 99 3.98 635 3.26 0.72 22 GRAPEFRUIT RED 5 lb bag 12 3.88 419 4.17 -0.29 -7 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 157 1.30 916 0.79 0.50 64 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 16 1.81 155 0.88 0.92 104 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 22 2.83 52 2.36 0.47 20 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 167 0.58 972 0.41 0.18 43 LEMONS 2 lb bag 75 3.66 2827 2.42 1.24 51 LEMONS each 310 0.98 2153 0.63 0.34 54 LEMONS per pound 50 0.50 182 0.64 -0.14 -22 LIMES per pound 1031 2.99 61 1.34 1.65 122 MANGOES each 390 1.82 5664 0.80 1.03 129 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 1554 3.67 10173 2.32 1.35 58 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 144 5.81 783 2.81 3.00 107 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 36 5.21 1621 2.99 2.22 74 ORANGES NAVEL each 106 1.03 2978 0.78 0.25 31 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 796 1.80 2711 1.10 0.70 64 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 176 3.60 26 3.99 -0.39 -10 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 160 1.93 1110 1.56 0.37 24 PEARS BOSC per pound 296 1.46 1209 1.47 -0.01 -0 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 679 1.53 2091 1.45 0.08 6 PINEAPPLES each 149 3.95 9121 2.34 1.61 69 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 966 3.89 7613 2.67 1.23 46 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 3310 4.22 4567 2.76 1.46 53 TANGELOS per pound 17 1.49 347 1.47 0.02 1 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 843 4.99 29 3.20 1.79 56 TANGERINES 3 lb bag 79 5.99 4757 4.15 1.84 44 TANGERINES per pound 137 2.12 466 2.27 -0.15 -7 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 1 3.99 863 2.07 1.92 93 ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 543 2.82 4056 2.37 0.45 19 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 19 1.39 7273 1.58 -0.19 -12 BROCCOLI per bunch 555 3.10 303 1.67 1.43 86 BROCCOLI per pound 768 1.97 230 1.53 0.43 28 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 8 2.99 2349 1.77 1.22 69 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 80 4.03 884 3.03 1.00 33 CARROTS 1 lb bag 210 1.29 269 0.72 0.57 80 CARROTS 2 lb bag 81 1.85 5575 1.20 0.65 54 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 3649 1.64 4713 1.22 0.42 35 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 146 3.00 714 2.50 0.50 20 CAULIFLOWER each 238 4.32 387 2.19 2.12 97 CAULIFLOWER per pound 681 1.99 754 1.27 0.72 56 CILANTRO per bunch 768 1.00 1193 0.60 0.40 66 CUCUMBERS each 625 0.97 4424 0.73 0.24 32 CUCUMBERS per pound 19 1.69 37 0.72 0.97 136 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 1494 2.32 3100 1.40 0.91 65 EGGPLANT each 19 1.89 291 1.26 0.63 50 GREENS KALE per bunch 287 2.06 35 2.29 -0.23 -10 GREENS KALE per pound 6 2.00 58 1.13 0.87 76 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 34 2.08 27 0.99 1.09 110 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 10 1.80 1213 1.51 0.29 20 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 10 1.80 1213 1.51 0.29 20 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 87 2.00 112 1.79 0.20 11 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1736 3.14 1329 2.85 0.30 10 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 26 3.89 584 3.06 0.83 27 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 612 2.69 83 1.91 0.78 41 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 2208 2.76 2052 1.97 0.79 40 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 734 0.97 1731 0.63 0.35 55 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 31 1.29 276 0.63 0.66 104 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 111 2.00 3216 1.17 0.83 70 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 43 1.57 246 2.79 -1.22 -44 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 111 2.00 4054 1.13 0.87 77 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 37 1.50 546 2.01 -0.51 -25 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 111 2.00 3216 1.17 0.83 70 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 37 1.50 246 2.79 -1.29 -46 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 543 3.78 1905 2.44 1.33 55 RADISHES per bunch 705 1.10 1018 0.83 0.27 33 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 1330 5.00 50 2.43 2.57 106 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 374 3.49 2086 2.35 1.14 48 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2465 2.97 2128 2.46 0.52 21 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 58 4.50 52 1.87 2.63 141 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 38 3.23 302 2.14 1.09 51 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 6 0.99 9098 1.43 -0.44 -31 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 176 2.28 10673 1.39 0.89 64 SWEET POTATOES per pound 122 1.80 1358 0.99 0.82 83 TOMATOES per pound 165 2.60 1438 1.32 1.28 97 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 18 3.32 233 3.39 -0.08 -2 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 278 2.07 1682 1.92 0.15 8 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 697 2.68 5843 1.47 1.20 82 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 13 1.50 1254 1.96 -0.46 -24 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 3 2.23 37 1.37 0.86 62 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 2000 3.05 1507 2.18 0.88 40 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 237 2.86 6119 2.06 0.80 39 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 206 2.49 3319 1.02 1.47 144 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 82 2.99 572 1.62 1.37 84 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 437 3.44 6332 2.27 1.17 51 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 50 0.69 244 0.65 0.04 5 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 7 1.49 2253 1.17 0.32 28 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 1220 3.13 912 2.43 0.70 29 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 38 4.41 9011 3.21 1.20 38 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1213 3.13 23 1.89 1.24 66 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 828 3.87 2839 2.37 1.49 63 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 4 0.99 2857 0.76 0.23 30 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 182 3.99 624 2.23 1.76 79 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 38 4.41 2437 3.32 1.09 33 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 12 11.99 3705 8.36 3.63 43 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 1424 6.10 12949 3.50 2.60 74 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 11 8.99 4161 4.58 4.41 96 BEEF LONDON BROIL per pound 12 6.49 3279 3.74 2.75 74 BEEF STEW MEAT per pound 12 6.49 4707 4.93 1.56 32 BEEF TOP ROUND STEAK per pound 12 6.49 818 4.48 2.01 45 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, 1 LB ROLL per pound 128 7.24 2870 2.69 4.55 169 PORK DINNER SAUSAGE per pound 128 7.19 3391 3.63 3.56 98 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 485 9.12 18589 5.15 3.97 77 LAMB/VEAL LB LOIN CHOPS per pound 12 10.99 1355 7.30 3.69 51 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 297 3.03 1404 1.14 1.89 166 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2234 7.26 758 2.22 5.04 227 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 388 5.99 109 2.84 3.15 111 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 474 9.00 102 3.86 5.14 133 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 417 2.86 1521 1.29 1.57 122 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 16 4.49 213 1.51 2.98 197 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 241 5.43 1106 1.37 4.06 296 CHICKEN WHOLE WINGS per pound 64 3.49 2603 2.75 0.74 27 EGGS GRADE A BROWN LARGE 1 DOZEN 794 4.10 97 1.27 2.83 223 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 214 6.49 4435 3.31 3.18 96 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 178 4.99 5802 2.26 2.73 121 CHEESE NATURAL 1 # shred 127 3.49 1480 3.65 -0.16 -4 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 51 3.49 3071 2.02 1.47 73 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 294 2.62 6659 1.52 1.10 72 MILK ALL half gallon 1912 4.20 438 2.03 2.17 107 MILK ALL gallon 599 6.41 931 2.40 4.01 167 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 170 5.08 3460 4.32 0.76 18 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 246 1.00 4626 0.51 0.49 96 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 243 3.50 786 2.79 0.71 25 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