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