WA_LO101 Washington, DC Mon Feb 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 02/25 thru 03/03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 282,577 194,150 105,699 80,679 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 41,204 ( 14.58%) 9,390 ( 4.84%) 4,702 ( 4.45%) 5,839 ( 7.24%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 1111 4.78 391 2.31 2.47 107 APPLES FUJI per pound 474 2.18 1396 1.49 0.69 47 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 706 5.04 391 2.31 2.73 118 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 49 6.99 1433 3.72 3.27 88 APPLES GALA per pound 82 2.14 2532 1.71 0.43 25 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 2 lb bag 354 3.61 136 1.95 1.66 85 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 213 1.69 715 1.40 0.29 20 APPLES HONEYCRISP 2 lb bag 904 5.98 1534 5.63 0.35 6 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 624 3.97 1426 2.51 1.45 58 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK 2 lb bag 547 4.99 391 2.31 2.68 116 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK 3 lb bag 20 3.99 250 3.25 0.74 23 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 62 1.97 914 1.51 0.46 31 APPLES RED DELICIOUS 3 lb bag 48 5.99 1679 3.64 2.35 65 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 128 oz (1 gallon) 45 10.38 436 5.14 5.24 102 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 26 2.99 4161 2.36 0.63 27 AVOCADOS HASS each 1175 1.84 6486 1.24 0.60 49 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 70 2.29 504 2.00 0.29 15 BANANAS per pound 442 0.75 339 0.53 0.22 42 BLUEBERRIES 1 pint package 203 4.84 4359 2.60 2.24 86 BLUEBERRIES 18 oz package 646 4.64 804 5.12 -0.48 -9 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 2406 3.35 2018 3.10 0.26 8 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 800 5.66 333 4.90 0.76 16 CLEMENTINES 3 lb bag 213 5.03 803 4.82 0.21 4 GRAPEFRUIT RED each 21 3.50 1707 1.32 2.18 166 GRAPEFRUIT RED per pound 70 2.49 44 1.19 1.30 110 LEMONS 2 lb bag 343 3.78 1821 3.29 0.49 15 LEMONS each 19 0.95 1724 0.63 0.32 51 MANGOES each 413 1.84 4968 1.23 0.61 49 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 1075 4.19 6527 2.75 1.43 52 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 40 5.04 2819 4.82 0.22 5 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 237 5.37 1749 4.75 0.61 13 ORANGES NAVEL each 78 1.41 3616 1.06 0.35 33 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 367 1.95 2632 1.24 0.71 58 PEARS BOSC per pound 29 1.91 1073 1.74 0.17 10 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 286 2.08 1855 1.54 0.55 36 PINEAPPLES each 76 3.43 3936 2.65 0.78 30 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 997 4.32 5282 3.09 1.23 40 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 1433 3.88 9511 2.56 1.32 52 TANGELOS 3 lb bag 276 3.68 205 4.41 -0.74 -17 TANGELOS per pound 132 1.49 585 1.11 0.38 34 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 227 4.99 149 5.17 -0.18 -4 TANGERINES per pound 17 2.79 1622 3.42 -0.63 -18 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 50 2.50 2422 2.11 0.39 19 ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 285 4.10 5576 2.39 1.71 71 BEANS ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 12 2.99 1642 1.84 1.15 62 BEETS per bunch 109 3.58 39 0.81 2.78 345 BROCCOLI per bunch 635 3.23 1625 2.38 0.85 36 BROCCOLI per pound 224 2.36 251 1.60 0.76 47 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 53 3.07 3089 1.73 1.33 77 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 99 3.50 2480 2.81 0.69 24 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 32 1.47 2410 0.58 0.89 153 CARROTS 1 lb bag 242 0.99 90 1.05 -0.06 -6 CARROTS 2 lb bag 61 2.02 208 1.69 0.32 19 CARROTS per bunch 52 4.63 7 1.99 2.64 133 CARROTS per pound 130 1.39 214 0.55 0.84 154 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 79 1.83 1157 1.09 0.74 68 CARROTS BABY PEELED 2 lb bag 186 1.99 1046 2.33 -0.34 -15 CAULIFLOWER each 113 3.94 1091 2.87 1.06 37 CAULIFLOWER per pound 183 2.50 1007 1.33 1.17 88 CELERY each 430 2.29 953 1.27 1.02 80 CELERY HEARTS each 948 2.05 77 2.55 -0.51 -20 CILANTRO per bunch 50 0.79 1372 0.63 0.16 25 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 290 1.63 2056 1.18 0.45 38 EGGPLANT per pound 4 1.99 255 1.21 0.78 64 GREENS COLLARD per bunch 457 1.68 83 2.19 -0.51 -23 GREENS KALE per bunch 623 1.75 39 0.84 0.91 109 GREENS KALE per pound 70 3.59 5 0.79 2.80 354 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 82 3.43 2312 1.29 2.14 166 LETTUCE, OTHER GREEN LEAF each 196 1.57 467 1.68 -0.10 -6 LETTUCE, OTHER RED LEAF each 196 1.57 425 1.70 -0.12 -7 LETTUCE, ROMAINE each 178 1.95 409 1.87 0.08 4 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 448 4.03 2507 3.21 0.83 26 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 251 2.86 723 2.17 0.68 31 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE GREEN per pound 143 1.61 482 1.38 0.23 17 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 409 1.82 1597 1.30 0.52 40 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 409 1.82 2067 1.21 0.61 50 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 27 3.43 1296 2.20 1.24 56 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 409 1.82 1622 1.30 0.52 40 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 161 3.00 864 2.84 0.15 5 SALAD MIXED TYPES 1 lb bag 651 5.29 227 4.45 0.83 19 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 617 5.26 2164 3.17 2.10 66 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 1753 3.26 2194 2.43 0.84 34 SPINACH per bunch 1 2.79 113 0.99 1.80 183 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 399 3.56 184 3.00 0.56 19 SQUASH YELLOW CROOKNECK/STRAIGHTNECK per pound 276 1.48 1780 1.41 0.07 5 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 284 1.49 3118 1.34 0.15 11 SWEET POTATOES per pound 73 1.50 626 0.98 0.52 53 TOMATOES per pound 1143 2.98 1428 1.78 1.20 68 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 38 4.67 48 2.33 2.35 101 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 524 3.45 2638 1.69 1.76 104 TOMATOES, CHERRY 1 pint package 179 2.48 35 1.63 0.85 52 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 1328 2.96 2156 2.09 0.87 42 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 29 2.00 539 2.69 -0.69 -26 TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE ROMA per pound 242 2.29 4491 1.06 1.23 117 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 256 1.83 466 1.07 0.76 71 ONIONS, DRY WHITE per pound 206 1.79 1248 0.87 0.92 107 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 2 lb bag 266 2.39 473 1.33 1.05 79 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 151 4.30 1448 2.48 1.82 73 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW per pound 359 1.65 981 0.81 0.84 103 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 1393 3.00 373 3.46 -0.46 -13 POTATOES ROUND RED 5 lb bag 8 6.99 1826 3.91 3.08 79 POTATOES ROUND RED per pound 4 1.77 324 1.17 0.60 51 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 1361 3.10 128 1.90 1.20 63 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 216 3.00 3708 2.82 0.17 6 POTATOES RUSSET per pound 130 1.49 1353 0.78 0.71 92 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 620 3.72 428 5.12 -1.41 -27 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 5 lb bag 8 6.99 1356 4.03 2.96 73 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF BEEF PATTIES per pound 103 7.99 2694 5.32 2.67 50 BEEF BNLS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK per pound 11 19.99 4111 10.37 9.62 93 BEEF BNLS RIBEYE STEAK per pound 2266 14.09 1256 11.59 2.50 22 BEEF BNLS TOP SIRLOIN STEAK per pound 485 7.99 4409 7.17 0.82 11 BEEF CHUCK/SHLDR/ARM STEAK per pound 60 4.29 3398 5.58 -1.29 -23 BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 1396 8.73 4986 4.08 4.65 114 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 11 8.99 3767 5.45 3.54 65 BEEF LONDON BROIL per pound 1133 6.49 3196 5.20 1.29 25 BEEF STEW MEAT per pound 1133 6.99 3662 6.04 0.95 16 BEEF TRI-TIP per pound 11 14.99 921 6.51 8.48 130 PORK BACKRIBS per pound 1133 7.99 2754 6.64 1.35 20 PORK BKFST SAUSAGE, 1 LB ROLL per pound 288 4.49 2417 3.51 0.98 28 PORK GROUND PORK per pound 597 6.02 3124 2.75 3.28 119 PORK ITALIAN SAUSAGE per pound 210 8.65 4874 4.02 4.63 115 PORK PKG/SLCD HAM, 1 LB/LESS per pound 215 13.02 6933 6.20 6.82 110 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 328 10.65 20257 6.22 4.43 71 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 1077 3.01 2006 1.28 1.73 135 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 751 8.34 1625 3.17 5.17 163 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 24 2.99 996 2.51 0.48 19 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 369 2.60 1073 1.01 1.59 157 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 81 2.99 918 1.03 1.96 190 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 1169 5.99 7923 3.50 2.49 71 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 214 4.29 1883 2.19 2.10 96 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 344 3.28 1680 1.87 1.41 75 MILK ALL half gallon 2014 4.39 1709 2.16 2.23 103 MILK ALL gallon 724 5.78 697 2.77 3.01 109 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 296 2.35 3371 1.84 0.51 28 YOGURT GREEK 32 oz 564 4.80 3789 4.58 0.22 5 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 293 1.09 2367 0.54 0.55 102 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 221 3.49 2594 2.33 1.16 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