WA_LO101 Washington, DC Tue Mar 2, 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 02/26 thru 03/04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 333,351 204,580 134,518 93,981 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 50,553 ( 15.17%) 2,530 ( 1.24%) 5,437 ( 4.04%) 11,478 ( 12.21%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AMS Weekly Retail Organic Price Comparison Report ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FRUITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPLES FUJI 2 lb bag 253 3.31 25 1.93 1.38 72 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 43 3.99 1776 2.97 1.02 34 APPLES FUJI per pound 634 1.80 3338 1.36 0.44 32 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 641 3.16 16 1.93 1.23 64 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 53 5.99 2510 3.19 2.80 88 APPLES GALA per pound 720 1.92 3340 1.39 0.53 38 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 2 lb bag 1439 3.85 7 0.99 2.86 289 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 86 4.99 1137 3.05 1.94 63 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 102 2.22 1341 1.39 0.83 60 APPLES HONEYCRISP 3 lb bag 43 3.99 159 3.79 0.20 5 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 1598 2.59 3803 1.84 0.76 41 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 128 2.61 1164 1.61 1.00 62 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 2 lb bag 205 2.99 16 1.93 1.06 55 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 17 8.99 6 5.99 3.00 50 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 1040 2.13 3373 1.88 0.24 13 AVOCADOS HASS each 1429 1.43 11586 0.94 0.49 52 BANANAS per pound 677 0.76 544 0.48 0.28 57 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 388 3.93 1133 3.32 0.62 19 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 161 4.16 432 5.04 -0.88 -17 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 1374 3.52 1314 3.01 0.51 17 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 275 7.71 381 3.23 4.49 139 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 206 1.59 1959 0.97 0.62 64 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 145 1.69 54 0.95 0.74 78 GRAPES BLACK SEEDLESS per pound 37 2.66 4218 2.12 0.54 25 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 204 4.69 9256 2.14 2.55 119 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 204 4.69 5113 2.22 2.48 112 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 12 2.99 8 2.99 0.00 0 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD each 53 0.79 569 0.53 0.26 50 LEMONS 2 lb bag 17 3.26 674 3.64 -0.38 -10 LEMONS each 378 1.09 2011 0.58 0.51 88 LEMONS per pound 6 1.29 96 0.60 0.69 114 LIMES per pound 53 3.49 54 0.89 2.60 292 MANGOES each 996 1.53 5090 0.96 0.57 60 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 861 3.72 2465 3.16 0.55 17 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 1263 4.84 932 3.24 1.60 49 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 2288 4.09 1710 3.68 0.41 11 ORANGES NAVEL each 370 1.56 3100 0.90 0.67 74 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 1165 1.56 3613 1.10 0.46 42 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 260 2.80 97 2.95 -0.15 -5 PEARS BOSC per pound 7 0.99 971 1.67 -0.68 -41 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 465 1.99 1834 1.40 0.59 42 PINEAPPLES each 90 3.24 5045 2.40 0.84 35 PINEAPPLES per pound 53 3.99 327 0.65 3.34 513 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1059 3.95 1818 3.25 0.71 22 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 982 5.16 8969 2.92 2.24 77 TANGELOS per pound 6 1.48 528 0.87 0.61 70 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 2113 4.56 568 4.50 0.05 1 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 812 3.43 8124 2.10 1.34 64 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 27 2.99 2262 2.02 0.97 48 BEETS per bunch 43 2.34 79 2.20 0.14 7 BEETS per pound 53 2.49 13 0.78 1.71 221 BROCCOLI per bunch 447 2.99 1677 2.21 0.79 36 BROCCOLI per pound 297 2.07 155 1.04 1.03 99 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 18 2.27 2762 1.56 0.71 45 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 170 3.10 895 1.91 1.19 62 CARROTS 1 lb bag 28 1.61 205 0.72 0.89 124 CARROTS 2 lb bag 1650 1.70 475 1.23 0.47 39 CARROTS per pound 130 1.29 203 0.43 0.86 198 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1176 1.60 4955 1.17 0.43 36 CAULIFLOWER each 231 3.79 1519 2.81 0.99 35 CAULIFLOWER per pound 227 1.90 801 1.17 0.74 63 CELERY each 273 2.11 1607 1.25 0.86 69 CELERY HEARTS each 771 3.21 497 2.50 0.71 28 CILANTRO per bunch 110 1.71 1103 0.63 1.09 174 CUCUMBERS each 1158 0.99 2162 0.59 0.40 68 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 53 1.49 4334 1.28 0.21 17 GARLIC per pound 53 3.99 1143 3.00 0.99 33 GREENS COLLARD 1 lb bag 15 2.00 273 2.22 -0.22 -10 GREENS COLLARD per pound 70 2.99 121 1.35 1.64 122 GREENS KALE 1 lb bag 15 2.00 218 2.13 -0.13 -6 GREENS KALE per bunch 1457 1.76 97 0.81 0.95 118 GREENS KALE per pound 271 2.30 219 1.09 1.21 111 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 210 2.35 80 1.99 0.36 18 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 99 1.99 2578 1.14 0.85 75 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 31 2.10 1500 1.37 0.73 53 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF per pound 175 2.99 208 1.91 1.08 57 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 31 2.10 1475 1.37 0.73 53 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF per pound 175 2.99 208 1.91 1.08 57 LETTUCE, ROMAINE per pound 26 1.99 131 1.24 0.75 60 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 691 3.75 2966 2.97 0.79 26 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 106 2.99 1392 2.05 0.94 46 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 641 2.87 1958 2.10 0.77 37 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 117 1.11 703 0.55 0.56 102 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 211 0.91 2410 0.78 0.13 17 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 12 2.49 440 1.46 1.03 70 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 31 1.67 3964 1.15 0.52 46 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 16 4.99 1262 2.99 2.00 67 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 50 1.61 4585 1.13 0.47 42 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 80 4.19 1858 2.58 1.61 63 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 50 1.61 3981 1.15 0.46 40 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 69 3.45 1261 2.95 0.50 17 PEPPERS, OTHER JALAPENO per pound 12 4.99 1773 1.03 3.96 383 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 38 3.17 421 2.98 0.19 6 RADISHES per bunch 175 2.14 562 0.71 1.43 201 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 1492 4.82 16 2.23 2.58 116 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 541 5.07 4056 2.34 2.73 116 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 1509 3.24 4382 2.48 0.76 31 SPINACH per bunch 15 2.00 134 1.21 0.79 65 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 1 lb package 56 4.91 24 1.39 3.52 253 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 10 oz package 45 3.99 11 2.77 1.22 44 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 147 3.34 358 2.02 1.32 66 SQUASH ACORN per pound 74 0.99 13 1.14 -0.15 -13 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 127 1.41 31 0.97 0.43 45 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 127 1.41 223 1.25 0.16 13 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 38 3.03 2745 1.32 1.71 130 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 112 2.32 4691 1.28 1.04 82 SWEET POTATOES per pound 231 1.71 3146 0.88 0.83 95 TOMATOES per pound 1162 2.99 937 1.77 1.22 69 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 55 3.99 1392 1.53 2.46 161 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 22 3.30 3772 1.81 1.49 82 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 13 1.36 34 1.56 -0.20 -13 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1510 2.55 3058 1.96 0.59 30 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 172 2.50 59 1.93 0.57 29 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 107 1.71 4217 0.95 0.76 80 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 266 1.76 1840 1.04 0.72 70 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 386 1.61 2182 0.80 0.81 100 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 171 2.49 532 1.36 1.13 83 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 262 4.99 2385 1.92 3.07 159 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 259 1.73 679 0.71 1.02 144 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 53 1.99 2519 1.04 0.95 92 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 245 3.80 1046 2.72 1.08 40 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 103 1.25 739 0.98 0.27 28 POTATOES ROUND WHITE per pound 53 1.19 90 0.84 0.35 42 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 228 3.81 66 1.72 2.09 122 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 584 3.86 5140 2.58 1.28 49 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 209 3.96 413 4.39 -0.43 -10 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 130 1.49 298 1.06 0.43 40 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 103 6.99 1643 5.39 1.60 30 BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 12 13.99 5325 9.01 4.98 55 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 72 7.99 6275 3.90 4.09 105 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 2170 6.47 2416 5.13 1.34 26 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, LINK/PATTY per pound 173 3.99 8956 3.82 0.17 4 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 12 15.98 14785 5.21 10.77 207 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 989 2.86 2228 1.14 1.72 151 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2929 6.90 2122 2.94 3.96 135 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 77 5.99 845 2.64 3.35 127 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 103 8.99 708 3.62 5.37 148 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 25 1.99 1890 1.04 0.95 91 EGGS GRADE A BROWN LARGE 1 DOZEN 1314 3.72 39 2.50 1.22 49 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 724 5.69 6176 3.09 2.60 84 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz block 299 4.17 7035 2.56 1.61 63 CHEESE NATURAL 8 oz shred 385 3.56 9807 2.55 1.01 40 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 214 4.29 5481 1.83 2.46 134 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 1112 2.00 4055 2.28 -0.28 -12 MILK ALL gallon 1552 5.64 586 3.30 2.34 71 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 347 2.30 5318 1.71 0.59 35 YOGURT GREEK 4-6 oz 268 1.00 10960 0.98 0.02 2 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 1952 5.34 1435 4.50 0.84 19 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 220 1.07 4037 0.59 0.48 81 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 288 3.92 3975 2.89 1.03 36 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