WA_LO101 Washington, DC Tue Mar 31, 2020 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 03/27 thru 04/02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUIT / VEGETABLES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlets 29,200 29,200 29,200 23,100 Total Ads 227,321 138,860 99,188 65,136 Organic Items in Ads (2/) 29,951 ( 13.18%) 780 ( 0.56%) 3,684 ( 3.71%) 2,358 ( 3.62%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 1096 3.66 6 2.99 0.67 22 APPLES FUJI per pound 1043 1.89 1741 1.04 0.85 82 APPLES GALA 2 lb bag 2116 3.34 39 5.53 -2.19 -40 APPLES GALA 3 lb bag 255 5.99 461 4.05 1.94 48 APPLES GALA 5 lb bag 242 4.99 13 5.00 -0.01 -0 APPLES GALA per pound 803 1.89 3262 1.12 0.77 69 APPLES GRANNY SMITH 3 lb bag 255 5.99 259 4.99 1.00 20 APPLES GRANNY SMITH per pound 877 2.07 1899 1.13 0.93 83 APPLES HONEYCRISP per pound 563 2.68 3153 1.76 0.91 52 APPLES PINK LADY/CRIPPS PINK per pound 101 1.98 1428 1.06 0.91 86 APPLES RED DELICIOUS per pound 46 1.85 625 0.96 0.89 92 APPLES, PROCESSED JUICE 64 oz (1/2 gallon) 1329 2.97 1720 2.00 0.97 49 AVOCADOS HASS each 421 1.91 4887 1.33 0.58 44 AVOCADOS VARIOUS GREENSKIN VARIETIES each 7 1.50 58 1.25 0.25 20 BANANAS per pound 266 0.79 604 0.57 0.23 40 BLUEBERRIES 6 oz package 313 3.61 3265 3.00 0.61 20 CLEMENTINES 2 lb bag 75 4.32 366 3.28 1.04 32 KIWIFRUIT HAYWARD 1 lb bag 670 3.99 295 3.13 0.86 28 LEMONS 2 lb bag 5 1.99 271 2.78 -0.79 -28 LEMONS each 1 0.99 1900 0.48 0.51 106 MANGOES each 228 1.38 3382 0.98 0.39 40 MISC BERRIES BLACKBERRIES 5.6 - 6 oz package 933 3.55 5814 2.74 0.80 29 ORANGES NAVEL 3 lb bag 5 1.99 2917 3.32 -1.33 -40 ORANGES NAVEL 4 lb bag 11 4.99 2253 2.62 2.37 90 ORANGES NAVEL each 13 1.00 1691 0.86 0.14 16 ORANGES NAVEL per pound 107 1.06 2726 0.95 0.11 12 PEARS BARTLETT per pound 316 1.95 2326 1.51 0.43 29 PEARS D'ANJOU per pound 47 1.98 2082 1.45 0.53 37 PINEAPPLES each 46 3.00 4983 2.01 0.99 49 RASPBERRIES RED 6 oz package 1864 3.94 5663 2.86 1.07 38 STRAWBERRIES 1 lb package 1238 4.37 4546 2.89 1.48 51 STRAWBERRIES 2 lb package 11 9.98 351 5.30 4.68 88 TANGELOS per pound 38 1.99 164 1.83 0.16 9 TANGERINES 2 lb bag 11 4.99 295 2.79 2.20 79 TANGERINES per pound 152 2.49 451 2.34 0.15 6 VEGETABLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICHOKES each 5 1.99 1441 2.32 -0.33 -14 ASPARAGUS GREEN per pound 651 3.30 5404 1.94 1.37 71 BROCCOLI per bunch 23 3.19 405 2.50 0.69 28 BROCCOLI per pound 236 2.04 97 1.37 0.67 49 BROCCOLI CROWN CUT per pound 26 2.16 1413 1.72 0.44 25 BRUSSELS SPROUTS per pound 114 2.89 883 2.10 0.79 37 CABBAGE ROUND GREEN TYPE per pound 57 0.99 806 0.45 0.54 119 CARROTS 1 lb bag 366 1.50 27 0.83 0.67 80 CARROTS per bunch 50 2.42 242 0.99 1.43 145 CARROTS BABY PEELED 1 lb bag 1048 1.93 2415 1.12 0.81 72 CAULIFLOWER each 203 3.99 2953 2.62 1.37 52 CAULIFLOWER per pound 50 1.39 56 2.05 -0.66 -32 CELERY each 637 1.90 1730 1.18 0.72 61 CELERY per pound 22 1.29 32 1.38 -0.09 -6 CELERY HEARTS each 367 2.92 1530 2.13 0.79 37 CILANTRO per bunch 50 0.89 703 0.99 -0.10 -11 CUCUMBERS each 53 0.99 944 0.81 0.18 23 CUCUMBERS LONG SEEDLESS-GREENHOUSE each 528 1.98 2116 1.98 0.00 0 GREENS KALE per bunch 126 1.22 9 1.00 0.22 22 LETTUCE, ICEBERG each 1135 2.99 1702 1.23 1.76 143 LETTUCE, OTHER BOSTON each 4 1.67 8 0.99 0.68 69 LETTUCE, ROMAINE HEARTS 3 count package 1413 3.25 3227 2.78 0.47 17 MUSHROOMS PORTOBELLA 8 oz package 57 2.79 8 1.50 1.29 86 MUSHROOMS WHITE 8 oz package 681 2.90 3299 1.51 1.38 91 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE ORANGE each 664 1.88 1210 1.32 0.56 42 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED each 664 1.88 1766 1.25 0.63 51 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE RED per pound 40 3.99 788 2.33 1.66 71 PEPPERS, BELL TYPE YELLOW each 664 1.88 1291 1.34 0.54 40 PEPPERS, OTHER MIXED MINI SWEET TYPES 1 lb package 7 1.99 693 2.79 -0.80 -29 RADISHES per bunch 4 1.50 326 0.60 0.90 151 SALAD MIXED TYPES 10 - 12 oz package 536 4.72 3081 2.54 2.17 86 SALAD MIXED TYPES 5 - 9 oz package 1505 3.38 3805 2.30 1.08 47 SPINACH per bunch 74 0.99 18 1.19 -0.20 -17 SPINACH FLAT, BABY TYPE 5 - 6 oz package 16 3.50 31 2.50 1.00 40 SQUASH ZUCCHINI per pound 136 2.42 1195 1.42 1.00 71 TOMATOES VINE RIPE - HEIRLOOM VARIETIES per pound 39 3.43 178 3.21 0.22 7 TOMATOES VINE RIPES, ON THE VINE-GREENHOUSE per pound 193 3.25 1001 1.68 1.58 94 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 1 pint package 358 3.02 1319 1.68 1.34 79 TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE 10 oz package 127 3.00 468 2.69 0.31 11 ONIONS AND POTATOES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY VARIETY UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONIONS, DRY RED per pound 1 1.99 520 0.80 1.19 150 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW 3 lb bag 3 3.48 1578 1.96 1.52 78 ONIONS, DRY YELLOW MARKED SWEET per pound 38 1.29 1326 1.17 0.12 10 POTATOES ROUND RED 3 lb bag 31 3.54 390 2.88 0.66 23 POTATOES RUSSET 3 lb bag 5 2.99 97 1.30 1.69 131 POTATOES RUSSET 5 lb bag 35 3.99 3233 2.59 1.40 54 POTATOES YELLOW TYPE 3 lb bag 30 3.49 290 2.87 0.62 22 MEAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEEF GROUND BEEF 80-89% per pound 307 6.77 1952 3.79 2.98 79 BEEF GROUND BEEF 90% OR MORE per pound 336 6.82 3331 4.55 2.28 50 BEEF LONDON BROIL per pound 12 6.49 1314 4.62 1.87 40 BEEF STEW MEAT per pound 12 6.49 2350 5.18 1.31 25 PORK SLICED BACON, 1 LB PKG per pound 112 5.32 18950 5.27 0.05 1 POULTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKEN BAGGED FRYER per pound 456 3.20 1237 1.21 1.99 164 CHICKEN BNLS/SKNLS BREAST per pound 2152 6.97 911 2.76 4.21 153 CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS per pound 204 8.34 150 3.50 4.84 138 CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS per pound 166 3.69 166 0.94 2.75 293 CHICKEN SPLIT BN-IN BREAST per pound 77 6.99 305 1.97 5.02 255 CHICKEN THIGHS per pound 288 5.99 121 1.07 4.92 460 CHICKEN WHOLE WINGS per pound 77 4.89 999 2.86 2.03 71 DAIRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORGANIC CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC COMMODITY PRODUCT UNIT STORES WTD AV STORES WTD AV $PREMIUM %PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUTTER 1 # 121 5.29 3044 3.09 2.20 71 COTTAGE CHEESE 16 oz 114 3.49 3740 2.14 1.35 63 CREAM CHEESE 8 oz 335 2.42 4579 1.76 0.66 38 MILK ALL half gallon 764 3.95 555 1.38 2.57 186 MILK ALL gallon 105 5.00 383 4.01 0.99 25 SOUR CREAM 16 oz 586 2.62 4224 1.96 0.66 34 YOGURT GREEK 4-6 oz 137 1.25 8261 0.99 0.26 26 YOGURT YOGURT 4-6 oz 72 0.69 3143 0.51 0.18 35 YOGURT YOGURT 32 oz 124 3.49 1462 2.19 1.30 59 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