MD_DA901 Organic Dairy Retail Overview Report 38 - Released on September 24, 2021 ORGANIC DAIRY RETAIL OVERVIEW Organic Dairy Retail Ads Summary. Total organic dairy retail ad numbers are trending higher with another increase in advertisements, up 51 percent this week in stores. The largest volume of ads reported are from the Northeast region, where organic retail ads increased 141 percent. Organic milk posted the largest volume of ads for an organic commodity. Organic cheese posted the highest ad percentage increase, rising 114 percent. Organic 8 oz. block cheese led the way, as retail ads jumped 508 percent. Organic yogurt 32 ounce packaging trailed in adjustments with a 494 percent jump in store ads this survey period. The difference between the half gallon conventional milk price, $1.15, and the half gallon organic milk price, $3.96, is an organic premium of $2.81. The price spread between organic and conventional milk, half gallon package, increased $0.66 from the previous survey. 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 Last COMMODITY Week Week Year Butter 16 oz. $5.99 n.a. $6.49 Cream Cheese 8 oz. $2.73 $2.55 $2.69 Sour Cream 16 oz. $2.40 $2.68 $2.50 Milk Half Gal. $3.96 $4.57 $3.75 Gallon n.a. $5.98 $4.99 8 oz.UHT n.a. n.a. n.a. Yogurt 4-6 oz. Greek n.a. $0.79 $1.25 32 oz. Greek $4.98 $5.43 n.a. 4-6 oz. Yogurt $0.99 n.a. n.a. 32 oz. Yogurt $3.45 $3.49 $4.49 Data source: USDA Dairy Market News Information for the period September 20 - 24, 2021, 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