Farmers’ Share of Retail Food Dollar
As reported in the November National Farmers Union News

The following table identifies the farmers’ share of a variety of retail food products based on Washington, D.C. area retail supermarket prices, compared with national average producer prices derived from USDA/NASS “Agricultural Prices” September 2005

Comparison Of Retail Prices To Producer Prices On Selected Retail Food Products

Product Retail Price* Producer Price
Multi-purpose Flour (5 lbs.)$1.79$0.35
Bread (Wonder, 1 lb. Loaf)$2.59$0.07
Cheerios cereal, (15 oz. Box)$4.19$0.05
Milk (Lucerne, 1 gallon 2%)$3.79$1.18
Potatoes (Russet, 10 lbs.)$3.49$1.37
Potato Chips (12.25 oz.)$1.99$0.06
Cheddar Cheese (Lucerne, 1 lb.)$4.39$1.38
Boneless Ham (per pound)$4.49$0.49
Bacon (1 lb.)$3.99$0.49
Tri-Tip Steak (1 lb.)$7.29$0.92
Eggs (Lucerne, 1 doz.)$1.19$0.33
Carrots (fresh, 2 lbs.)$0.99$0.46
Lettuce (head, 2 lbs.)$0.99$0.29

*Retail prices: Based on store brand except where noted from Safeway (SE) Washington, D.C. from Oct. 19, 2005