WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Dec 13, 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 12/10 thru 12/16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 310,946 221,180 122,766 116,945 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 47,508 ( 15.28%) 3,680 ( 1.66%) 5,188 ( 4.23%) 6,560 ( 5.61%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 1634 3.71 136 1.95 1.76 90 APPLES FUJI per pound 1382 1.97 3874 1.36 0.61 45 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 1812 3.77 534 1.76 2.01 114 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 302 4.47 1024 3.94 0.53 13 APPLES GALA per pound 1286 1.97 3739 1.33 0.64 48 APPLES GOLDEN DELICIOUS per pound 46 2.07 343 1.48 0.59 40 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 2 lb bag 595 4.07 136 1.95 2.12 109 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 5 lb bag 22 4.99 548 5.27 -0.28 -5 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 635 1.96 2627 1.35 0.61 45 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 1881 3.14 5722 2.12 1.03 49 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK 2 lb bag 59 3.88 136 1.95 1.93 99 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 301 2.03 706 1.80 0.23 13 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 43 1.99 987 1.43 0.56 39 AVOCADOS HASS each 972 1.58 10069 1.20 0.38 32 BANANAS per pound 190 1.02 508 0.39 0.63 162 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 226 4.02 4094 3.02 1.00 33 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 572 6.50 1503 5.49 1.02 19 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 2537 3.46 3532 2.83 0.62 22 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 1118 5.67 647 3.42 2.25 66 CRANBERRIES 12 oz bag 46 3.50 899 2.45 1.05 43 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 31 3.98 2636 1.14 2.84 251 GRAPES RED SEEDLESS per pound 1788 3.09 8275 2.25 0.83 37 GRAPES WHITE SEEDLESS TYPE per pound 8 2.99 7311 2.14 0.85 40 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 463 3.89 264 3.99 -0.10 -3 LEMONS 2 lb bag 1060 2.83 936 3.45 -0.62 -18 LEMONS each 453 1.10 1219 0.59 0.52 88 MANGOES each 80 1.49 6836 0.97 0.52 54 MANGOES per pound 70 2.29 21 3.99 -1.70 -43 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 854 3.26 7494 2.41 0.85 35 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 78 4.99 627 3.29 1.70 52 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 45 5.19 3790 3.81 1.38 36 ORANGES NAVEL each 13 1.37 1989 0.91 0.46 51 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 795 1.79 3664 1.24 0.56 45 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 298 2.42 4132 1.46 0.96 66 PEARS BOSC per pound 429 2.47 3998 1.44 1.03 72 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 183 2.19 2686 1.59 0.60 38 PERSIMMONS each 7 2.00 330 1.04 0.96 93 PINEAPPLES each 10 3.99 3732 2.73 1.26 46 POMEGRANATES each 28 3.99 1898 2.50 1.49 59 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1156 3.20 6221 2.75 0.45 16 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 1200 4.88 439 3.27 1.61 49 TANGERINES 3 lb bag 3 5.99 2518 4.83 1.16 24 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 1 3.50 1248 2.67 0.83 31 BEETS per pound 10 1.52 83 0.47 1.05 227 BROCCOLI per bunch 276 3.09 175 2.91 0.18 6 BROCCOLI per pound 174 2.29 232 1.81 0.48 26 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 18 3.43 1978 1.81 1.63 90 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 59 4.65 3347 2.37 2.29 97 CABBAGE RED TYPE per pound 12 1.29 3 0.98 0.31 32 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 12 1.29 1928 0.62 0.67 108 CARROTS 1 lb bag 320 1.64 180 0.96 0.68 71 CARROTS 2 lb bag 159 1.93 952 1.42 0.51 36 CARROTS per bunch 60 2.49 96 0.79 1.70 215 CARROTS per pound 130 1.39 162 0.52 0.87 165 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1230 1.39 1824 1.24 0.16 13 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 332 2.43 543 2.46 -0.03 -1 CAULIFLOWER each 473 3.24 1310 2.92 0.32 11 CAULIFLOWER per pound 202 1.93 609 1.49 0.44 30 CELERY each 411 2.43 488 1.57 0.86 55 CELERY HEARTS each 1335 3.23 740 2.80 0.43 16 CUCUMBERS each 267 0.96 2062 0.82 0.14 17 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 220 2.00 3097 1.31 0.69 53 GARLIC per sleeve 8 2.50 94 1.90 0.60 32 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 242 1.79 303 1.12 0.67 60 GREENS KALE per bunch 27 2.96 164 1.23 1.72 140 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 16 1.99 232 1.68 0.31 18 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 428 3.28 1185 3.02 0.26 9 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA per pound 11 5.99 3 5.98 0.01 0 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 883 2.76 2467 1.94 0.82 42 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 715 1.08 555 0.67 0.41 61 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 36 0.99 1820 0.87 0.12 14 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 136 1.66 299 1.35 0.31 23 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 74 1.99 3779 1.46 0.53 36 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 7 4.99 564 3.29 1.70 52 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 82 1.99 4407 1.44 0.55 38 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 7 4.99 812 3.05 1.94 64 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 74 1.99 3734 1.46 0.53 36 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 7 4.99 564 3.29 1.70 52 RADISHES per bunch 70 2.29 271 0.44 1.85 417 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 546 5.00 80 4.99 0.01 0 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 392 5.49 3772 2.78 2.71 97 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2093 3.38 3291 2.89 0.49 17 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 117 3.48 1509 2.87 0.60 21 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 9 oz package 5 3.00 1141 3.00 0.00 0 SQUASH ACORN per pound 937 1.13 626 1.00 0.13 13 SQUASH BUTTERNUT per pound 1101 1.15 648 0.99 0.16 16 SQUASH SPAGHETTI per pound 1089 1.16 661 0.99 0.17 17 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 232 2.05 834 1.41 0.63 45 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 489 2.16 1623 1.30 0.86 66 SWEET POTATOES per pound 130 1.84 2679 0.94 0.90 96 TOMATOES per pound 57 1.99 749 1.87 0.12 6 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 4 4.99 23 2.69 2.30 86 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 217 1.33 4577 1.88 -0.55 -29 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 90 2.46 16 1.62 0.83 51 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1606 3.10 1634 2.45 0.65 26 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 1084 2.73 1810 2.52 0.21 8 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED 2 lb bag 45 2.99 272 2.94 0.05 2 ONIONS, DRY WHITE 2 lb bag 45 2.99 9 2.50 0.49 20 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 45 2.99 621 1.69 1.30 77 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 113 4.34 1951 2.40 1.94 81 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 149 1.40 892 0.80 0.61 76 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET 2 lb bag 137 2.99 19 2.49 0.50 20 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 38 1.29 1410 1.11 0.18 16 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 183 4.20 41 2.73 1.47 54 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 26 1.39 1332 1.08 0.31 29 POTATOES ROUND WHITE 3 lb bag 136 3.99 7 3.99 0.00 0 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 148 3.91 10 2.00 1.91 95 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 248 3.88 1880 2.80 1.08 39 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 134 1.48 1350 0.98 0.50 51 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 79 4.00 328 4.94 -0.94 -19 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE per pound 76 1.24 620 1.21 0.03 2 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 23 22.16 4956 11.13 11.04 99 BEEF BNLS RIBEYE ROAST per pound 1133 8.99 2237 7.34 1.65 23 BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 12 32.00 1374 7.42 24.58 331 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 239 6.49 6390 4.25 2.23 52 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 11 9.99 1757 5.77 4.22 73 BEEF GROUND CHUCK per pound 1133 5.49 2269 4.31 1.18 27 BEEF TENDERLOIN per pound 1133 17.99 2391 15.78 2.21 14 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 12 18.64 5797 6.17 12.47 202 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 444 3.01 2342 1.07 1.94 181 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1064 7.88 4269 2.56 5.32 208 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 62 10.99 561 3.88 7.11 183 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 536 2.75 761 1.02 1.73 170 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 11 4.99 274 1.79 3.20 179 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 62 3.99 761 1.02 2.97 291 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 381 5.58 12254 3.04 2.54 84 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 597 4.06 5395 2.29 1.77 77 MILK ALL half gallon 3006 4.42 2104 2.09 2.33 111 MILK ALL gallon 2096 5.89 3085 3.76 2.13 57 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 446 3.97 5718 4.18 -0.21 -5 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