MD_DA901 Organic Dairy Retail Overview Report 44 - Released on November 4, 2022 ORGANIC DAIRY RETAIL OVERVIEW Organic Milk Retail Prices for Selected U.S. Cities. The October 2022 in-store retail survey of selected supermarkets in twenty-nine U.S. cities shows the retail prices of organic whole milk in the half gallon container. Prices extended from $3.84 in Cincinnati, OH, to $6.49 in Pittsburg, PA. Retail prices were steady to higher for the majority of cities surveyed, but declines in prices were noted in Miami, Oklahoma City, and St. Louis. The October 2022 simple average price increased to $4.81, up 9 cents from last month. Organic Dairy Retail Ads Summary. Grocers appear to have pulled back on organic dairy weekly specials this period, as the majority of surveyed retail dairy commodities show a decline in the number of ads compared to the previous week. As such, the total number of organic dairy retail advertisements decreased 18 percent from the previous retail market report. Meanwhile, organic fluid milk promotions produced 67 percent of the total organic retail ads by commodity. In sum, organic dairy milk ads decreased 10 percent when compared to the previous week's survey, while organic yogurt ads declined 35 percent in total compared to the previous week's survey. The national weighted average advertised price for organic half gallon milk is $4.38. When matched with the conventional half gallon milk price, the organic half gallon milk has a $2.44 premium attached. This week, many of the regions show a decline or absence in organic dairy ads, but retail grocers in the Southwest increased organic dairy advertisements 187 percent. The Northeast again posted the largest volume of organic dairy ads amongst the regions. Product pricing information of selected organic dairy commodities, from the current weekly retail survey is presented in the following table: NATIONAL RETAIL ORGANIC DAIRY WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADVERTISED PRICES This Last Last COMMODITY Week Week Year Butter 16 oz. $7.49 $7.03 $5.11 Cream Cheese 16 oz $4.25 n.a. $2.50 Ice Cream 48-64 oz. n.a. $6.99 n.a. Sour Cream 16 oz n.a. n.a. $2.49 Milk Half Gal $4.38 $4.51 $4.32 Gallon $6.46 $6.48 $5.90 8 oz. UHT n.a. n.a. n.a. Yogurt 4-6 oz. Greek n.a. $3.00 n.a. 32 oz. Greek $4.09 $4.67 $4.49 4-6 oz. Yogurt $0.99 $0.89 $1.00 32 oz. Yogurt n.a. $4.17 $3.59 Information for the period October 24 - November 4, 2022, issued biweekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI DANIEL JOHNSON, 608-422-8605 Email: daniel.johnson4@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov