Organic Prices

Organic Prices About This Product

Overview

This data set contains:

• Monthly organic and conventional wholesale (first receiver) prices for poultry (broilers) and eggs;
• Monthly organic market (f.o.b. or spot) prices for grain and feedstuffs;
• Monthly organic and conventional wholesale prices for broccoli, carrots, and mesclun mix;
• A limited set of organic prices (and corresponding conventional prices) for other fruits and vegetables from the Boston and San Francisco wholesale markets;
• Monthly retail prices for organic and conventional milk, eggs, rice, carrots, salad mix, spinach, and strawberries; and
• Monthly organic and conventional farmgate prices for broccoli and carrots (data series ends in 2007).

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Data

Data Set		Last Updated
	Retail prices, 2004-06 Milk Eggs Rice Carrots Salad mix Spinach Strawberries	April 2009
	Wholesale (first receiver) prices, 2004-08 Poultry Eggs	April 2009
	Market grain and feedstuff prices, 2007-08	April 2009
	Wholesale prices, Boston Broccoli, 1999-2008 Carrots, 1995-2008 Mesclun mix, 1995-2008	April 2009
	Wholesale fruit prices, Boston and San Francisco   2008 2007 2005-06	April 2009
	Wholesale vegetable prices, Boston and San Francisco   2008 2007 2005-06	April 2009
	Farmgate prices, 1999-2007 Broccoli Carrots	February 2008
	Wholesale fruit prices, Boston, 1993-2001	April 2001
	Wholesale vegetable prices, San Francisco, 1999-2001	April 2001
	All tables	April 2009

Related Resources

Organic Poultry and Eggs Capture High Price Premiums and Growing Share of Specialty Markets (December 2006)—Organic poultry and egg markets in the United States are expanding rapidly. This report examines trends in markets, animal numbers, and prices for organic poultry and eggs. Price comparisons between organic and conventional broilers and eggs show significant organic price premiums for both.

Price Premiums Hold on as the U.S. Organic Produce Market Expands (May 2005)—Fresh produce has long been an important component of the organic food sector. Despite higher prices for organic products, the number of consumers purchasing organic produce is growing. Price premiums for organic products have contributed to growth in certified organic farmland and, ultimately, market expansion.

The U.S. Organic Handling Sector in 2004: Baseline Findings of the Nationwide Survey of Organic Manufacturers, Processors, and Distributors (May 2008)—This report presents findings from an ERS survey of certified organic intermediaries, and presents a baseline of their marketing and procurement practices in 2004. A large share of firms handles both organic and conventional products, most are small firms, and more than three-quarters are independent.

Related Links

Organic Agriculture Briefing Room—U.S. producers are turning to certified organic farming systems as a potential way to lower input costs, decrease reliance on nonrenewable resources, capture high-value markets and premium prices, and boost farm income.

U.S. Organic Production—Data on organic farming in the United States, including certified acreage and livestock numbers as USDA national organic rules were implemented.