WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Mar 28, 2022 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 03/25 thru 03/31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 279,300 198,670 138,850 114,555 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 36,580 ( 13.10%) 1,320 ( 0.66%) 7,213 ( 5.19%) 5,462 ( 4.77%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 134 3.55 304 2.58 0.96 37 APPLES FUJI 3 lb bag 113 4.49 485 4.39 0.10 2 APPLES FUJI per pound 1724 2.29 2438 1.46 0.83 57 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 311 4.94 336 2.59 2.35 91 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 113 4.49 1770 4.08 0.41 10 APPLES GALA per pound 497 2.05 1463 1.55 0.49 32 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 388 2.02 660 1.59 0.44 28 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 1031 3.99 136 1.95 2.04 105 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 343 3.73 3701 2.49 1.25 50 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 242 2.99 1903 1.93 1.06 55 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 19 4.99 338 5.41 -0.42 -8 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 133 3.12 5362 2.13 0.99 46 AVOCADOS HASS each 769 2.00 3191 1.16 0.84 73 BANANAS per pound 192 0.97 731 0.53 0.43 81 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 30 4.29 1713 3.31 0.98 30 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 526 3.44 1920 3.15 0.29 9 CANTALOUPS each 268 2.99 4841 2.66 0.33 12 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 105 4.16 242 4.52 -0.36 -8 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 21 3.00 739 1.42 1.58 112 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 7 2.49 60 1.12 1.37 122 LEMONS 2 lb bag 487 3.70 3410 3.43 0.27 8 LEMONS each 298 0.98 1845 0.59 0.39 67 MANGOES each 214 1.51 8459 1.21 0.30 25 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 542 3.96 8282 2.69 1.27 47 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 284 3.94 481 3.10 0.84 27 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 169 7.20 1109 5.04 2.16 43 ORANGES NAVEL each 95 1.27 2078 0.97 0.30 31 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 487 1.87 2491 1.35 0.52 39 ORANGES VALENCIA 4 lb bag 99 4.98 103 4.62 0.36 8 ORANGES VALENCIA per pound 5 1.29 10 0.99 0.30 30 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 37 2.22 1641 1.76 0.46 26 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 152 1.99 1941 1.67 0.32 19 PINEAPPLES each 595 4.01 3767 2.60 1.42 55 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 525 3.90 6048 2.98 0.91 31 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 3531 3.83 7868 2.81 1.01 36 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 493 5.01 926 4.57 0.44 10 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 6 2.50 208 2.27 0.23 10 ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 901 3.58 6230 2.56 1.02 40 BEETS per bunch 485 3.11 129 2.14 0.96 45 BEETS per pound 40 1.99 27 2.50 -0.51 -20 BROCCOLI per bunch 167 2.76 1406 2.48 0.28 11 BROCCOLI per pound 122 2.00 277 1.57 0.43 28 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 164 2.31 3383 1.78 0.53 30 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 5 4.99 1483 2.47 2.52 102 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 5 1.29 1235 0.58 0.71 121 CARROTS 1 lb bag 1135 1.29 109 0.96 0.33 35 CARROTS 2 lb bag 3 1.99 792 1.40 0.59 42 CARROTS per pound 130 1.39 91 0.54 0.85 156 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 722 1.91 2987 1.38 0.53 39 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 1 4.39 495 2.41 1.98 82 CAULIFLOWER each 23 3.36 1029 3.04 0.32 11 CAULIFLOWER per pound 295 2.23 662 1.88 0.35 18 CELERY each 566 2.11 428 1.67 0.44 27 CELERY HEARTS each 544 2.88 1169 2.50 0.38 15 CUCUMBERS each 48 0.78 3409 0.67 0.11 16 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 501 1.78 3991 1.31 0.47 36 EGGPLANT each 19 1.99 515 1.74 0.25 14 GARLIC per sleeve 8 2.50 105 1.96 0.54 28 GREENS KALE per bunch 120 1.68 77 1.36 0.31 23 GREENS SWISS CHARD per bunch 17 2.29 16 2.99 -0.70 -23 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 14 2.94 598 1.55 1.40 90 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 21 2.50 190 0.99 1.51 153 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 21 2.50 190 0.99 1.51 153 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 47 2.49 190 0.99 1.50 152 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 224 4.06 1247 3.12 0.94 30 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 6 oz package 1170 3.50 63 3.41 0.10 3 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 260 3.49 85 2.02 1.47 73 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 653 3.09 2036 1.93 1.16 60 ONIONS GREEN per bunch 264 1.04 1065 0.63 0.40 64 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN each 152 1.50 2073 0.78 0.72 93 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 130 1.69 125 1.42 0.27 19 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 136 2.00 4508 1.34 0.66 49 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE per pound 401 3.04 424 2.99 0.05 2 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 136 2.00 5139 1.33 0.67 50 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 467 3.04 902 2.56 0.47 18 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 136 2.00 4502 1.34 0.66 49 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW per pound 467 3.04 424 2.99 0.05 2 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 313 3.21 1043 2.55 0.66 26 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 128 5.36 2846 2.40 2.96 123 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 2393 3.26 2949 2.69 0.57 21 SPINACH per bunch 17 2.28 93 2.16 0.12 6 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 556 2.98 243 2.93 0.05 2 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 12 1.99 1586 1.25 0.74 59 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 24 2.14 1938 1.23 0.91 74 SWEET POTATOES per pound 7 2.49 1807 0.90 1.59 176 TOMATOES per pound 1355 3.41 1010 1.46 1.95 134 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 29 3.65 336 3.26 0.39 12 TOMATOES VINE RIPES per pound 8 3.99 1922 1.66 2.33 140 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 855 2.27 5641 1.59 0.68 43 TOMATOES VINE RIPES-GREENHOUSE per pound 22 2.99 467 2.03 0.96 47 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 159 2.70 32 1.72 0.99 57 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1053 2.74 1957 2.07 0.67 32 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 90 2.33 3540 2.61 -0.28 -11 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 259 1.99 2300 1.11 0.88 80 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 4 1.77 479 1.06 0.71 67 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 9 2.99 1140 2.40 0.59 25 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 130 1.45 462 0.93 0.52 56 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 8 6.99 695 3.37 3.62 108 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1250 3.68 44 1.98 1.70 86 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 9 2.99 2891 2.74 0.25 9 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 155 1.47 840 0.97 0.50 51 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 18 3.48 440 4.53 -1.05 -23 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 8 6.99 397 3.91 3.08 79 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 54 5.00 6183 3.86 1.14 30 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 1133 6.19 2913 5.87 0.32 5 PORK DINNER SAUSAGE per pound 128 8.25 1015 4.20 4.05 96 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 12 19.97 11391 7.29 12.68 174 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 578 3.11 1073 1.56 1.55 99 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 1091 7.41 1684 3.14 4.27 136 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS THIGHS per pound 239 5.99 304 2.91 3.08 106 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 792 2.90 694 1.75 1.15 66 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 11 6.99 102 2.21 4.78 216 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 130 3.62 272 1.37 2.25 164 CHICKEN WHOLE WINGS per pound 12 4.49 316 3.51 0.98 28 EGGS GRADE A BROWN EXTRA LARGE 1 DOZEN 288 4.49 14 3.15 1.34 43 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 240 5.74 9884 3.61 2.13 59 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 137 3.98 4460 2.32 1.66 72 MILK ALL half gallon 1828 4.61 2911 1.94 2.67 138 MILK ALL gallon 2350 5.86 2326 3.37 2.49 74 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 137 2.78 9458 1.69 1.09 64 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 214 4.00 5144 4.06 -0.06 -1 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 228 1.10 7576 0.54 0.56 104 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 328 3.85 2365 2.57 1.28 50 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