Produce en fuego

Here are some new produce ads in the Kansas City area; how do they rate compared with your market? I see Price Chopper backed down bing cherries to $1.99 per pound, which may rate as the best promotion of the week. Hen House is heavily promoting its local growers, with a meet and greet in a couple of stores.


Price Chopper (rewards card) July 4 through July 10
Washington Bing cherries: $1.99 per pound
Washington Ranier cherries: $3.99 per pound
Ripe 'N Ready peaches or nectarines: $1.49 per pound
Extra Large California red or black plums: $1.49 per pound
Extra Large green bell peppers or cucumbers: 2 for $1
Vine ripened cantaloupe: 2 for $4
Mann's 8 ounce pack of sugar snap peas or 6-ounce sno peas: 2 for $5
Tommy Atkins mangoes: 2 for $1
Green Giant whole mushrooms: $1.29 per 8-ounce package
Melissa's organic 4-count peach or nectarines or 8-count plum bits: $3.00



Dillons (rewards card) July 5-10
Driscoll's strawberries 1 pound: 2 for $3
Red or green seedless grapes: $1.77 per pound
Large crisp celery: 10 for $10
Northwest sweet red cherries: $2.99 per pound
Fresh peaches or nectarines (conventional or organic) $1.69 per pound
Tomatoes on the vine: $1.999 per pound
Zucchini or yellow squash: 4 for $5
Cantaloupe or honeydew: 2 for $5
Walla Walla or red Italian sweet onions: 10 pounds for $10


HyVee one day savings: July 7
Hy Vee garden salad 16-ounces: 77 cents

Hy Vee July 4 to July 10
Greenhouse red ripe tomatoes: $1.28
Stemilt rainier cherries; $4.88 per pound
Coupon: Buy two Dole Fresh Discoveries blends for kits, get any produce up to $1 free
Red seedless grapes: $1.28 per pound (More Matters logo); HealthyBites Note: Some research indicates that grapes may protect against heart disease and certain cancers. (grapes from California logo)
Mangoes: 3 for $2
Bland Farms sweet Vidalia onions: 99 cents/pound
Green line trimmed green beans: 2 for $5
Hass avocados: 2 for $3
Fresh cilantro(bunch) 3 for $1
Melissa's baby dutch yellow potatoes 24 ounces $2.99
Fresh sweet corn 3 for $1
Sweet honeydew melon: 2 for $5
Dole salad kits: 10 to 13.5 ounces: 2 for $4
Grimmway Farms baby carrots (16 ounce package): 88 cents
New Zealand braeburn appoles: $1.38 per pound
Dole iceberg lettuce: 88 cents
Melissa's peeled garlic: $2.49 for 6-ounce package
Sno peas: $2.48 per pound
Green peppers: 2 for $1
Monterey Mushrooms: portabella caps: sliced 6 ounce or whole white 16 ounce: $2.77



Hen House; (rewards) July 4 to July 10
Meet the Growers promotion highlight: Meet local grower of hydroponic heirloom tomatoes and local grower of herbs
Andy's Candy Corn grown by Andy Daniels of Columbus, Nebraska: Peaches and cream variety: 8 for $3
Locally grown Kirby cucumbers grown locally by Twin County Family Farms: $2.50 per half peck:
Locally grown zucchini or yellow squash by David Moyer of Richmond, Va.: $2.50 per 1/4 peck
Locally gown candy sweet onions by Twin County Family Farms: $3 for 1/4 peck
Blueberries: 2 12 ounce packages for $5
Earthbound Farms certified organic: 4 to 5 ounce packages of baby mixed greens, baby romaine, baby spinach or baby lettuce: $2.99 each
Green cabbage 3 pounds for $1 by Twin County Family Farms
Green bell peppers or cucumbers: 2 for $1
Locally grown living basil: $3.49 per bunch
Hot House tomatoes: $1.49 per pound
Chunked seedless watermelon: $1.49 per pound