US stores were filled to the brim with all manner of holiday favorites this week. Avocados were the top advertised fruit this week, while asparagus was the most advertised vegetable.
Total ad numbers this week were 310,147, a 7% increase from last week's 288,224. Ad numbers this week were 4% lower than for the same week last year. The total number of ads broken out by commodity groups: fruit 172,513 (56% of all ads), onions and potatoes 23,387 (6%), vegetables 107,841 (35%), herbs 561, ornamentals 5,845, and hemp 796. The number of ads for organic produce was 47,084, 15% of total ads.
The following are the prices of major advertised items (3,000 plus stores) this week, compared to the same week last year. Significant increases in price for fruit this week included red seedless grapes at 29%, Fuji apples at 27%, Navel oranges (per lb at 22%, 4 lb bag at 18%), clementines at 17%, raspberries at 16%, avocados at 14%, blueberries at 13% and Gala apples at 11%.
The sole significant decrease was for blackberries at 10%. There were no significant changes in price for onions and potatoes. Significant increases in vegetable prices this week included on-the-vine tomatoes at 33% and long seedless cucumbers at 21%. Significant decreases included only asparagus at 18%.
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Source: mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov
