US: Significant increases in price for fruit included raspberries and organic seedless grapes

Last week, retailers had the opportunity to promote a bounty of locally-grown produce. Pumpkins hailed from Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Carolina, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Apples appeared from Oregon, Missouri, New York, Washington, Michigan, and Ohio. Hearty vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower from Maine, California Brussels sprouts, and cabbage from Minnesota offered new crop goodness for delicious meals. Total ad numbers last week were 272,011, a 6% decrease from the week before 289,235. The total for the same week last year was 15% higher than for this year. The total number of ads broken out by commodity groups: fruit 144,648 (53% of all ads), onions and potatoes 19,038 (7%), vegetables 103,650 (38%), herbs 1,206, ornamentals 1,079, and hemp 2,390. The number of ads for organic produce was 44,535, 16% of total ads. The following are the prices of major advertised items (3,000 plus ads) last week, compared to the same week last year. Significant ...