MD_DA901 Organic Dairy Retail Overview Report 30 - Released on July 30, 2021 Total organic ads for surveyed retail stores dropped 11 percent. Advertisements for organic yogurt, in 32 oz containers, increased 182 percent from last reporting week. Organic yogurt ads shifted higher in the Northeast region. Organic milk advertisements, gallon containers, increased 179 percent compared to the last reporting period, while ads for organic milk, in half gallon containers dipped 56 percent. Organic milk advertisements increased in the Midwest and Southwest regions. The national weighted average advertised price for organic 1-pound butter is $4.77, a $0.43 decrease from last week. Conventional 1-pound butter has an average price of $2.91, resulting in an organic premium of $1.86. The national weighted average advertised price for organic cottage cheese, in 16 ounce containers, is $4.29. Conventional cottage cheese, in 16 ounce containers, has a national weighted average advertised price of $2.24, resulting in an organic premium of $2.05. The national weighted average advertised price for organic yogurt, in 32 ounce containers, is $3.93, up $0.65 from the previous week. Conventional yogurt, in 32 ounce containers, has a national weighted average advertised price of $2.67, yielding an organic premium of $1.26 this reporting week. 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 PRICE This Last COMMODITY Week Week Butter $4.77 $5.20 Cottage Cheese 16 oz. $4.29 n.a. Cream Cheese 8 oz. n.a. $3.00 Ice Cream 48-64 oz. n.a. $5.99 Milk 8 oz UHT n.a $1.00 Half Gal. $4.16 $3.88 Gallon $5.09 $5.29 Sour Cream 16 oz. $2.49 $2.49 Yogurt 32 oz. Greek n.a. $3.50 4-6 oz. Yogurt n.a. $1.03 32 oz. Yogurt $3.93 $3.28 Data source: USDA Dairy Market News Information for the period July 19 - 30, 2021, issued biweekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589 Email: jessica.mueller@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