Labor Day blowout

The food section is packed with ads this week to fuel festivities for the Labor Day weekend, with no lack of variety in produce promotions. I see HyVee even ran a lime promotion this week, which have seen higher prices in the wake of the hurricane in Mexico.


Wal-Mart: Prices Sept. 2-8:
Tomatoes on the vine: $1.50/lb
California Bartlett pears: 84 cents/lb

Hen House August 29 through Sept. 4
Features a Meet the Growers event with Dan Kuhn & The Depot Market, Courtland, KS and Missouri Western Fruit Co., Waverly, Mo.

Locally grown Twin County Family Farms whole seedless watermelon: $2.99/each
Andy's Candy Corn: 8 pack for $3:
Stemilt Artisan Naturals peaches and nectarines: $1.69/lb
Large, supersweet Dinosaur Egg pluots at $1.99/lb
Fresh black mission figs: 2 for $4
Locally grown candy sweet yellow onions grown by Stanberry Farms in Stanberry, Mo.
Portabella mushrooms: $2.99/lb
Santa Sweet grape tomatoes: 2 for $4
Mineola tangelos: 2 for $1
Dole Cole Slaw or classic salad (1 pound bag): 99 cents
Apio Veggie Tray: $8.99 each

HyVee Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
Columbine, green, red or black seedless grape: $1.18/lb
Bananas: 59 cents/lb
Greenhouse tomatoes: $1.38/lb
Pro Health russet potatoes: 3 for $1
Kandy honeydew melon: 2 for $4
California Bartlett pears: 88 cents/lb
Dole celery: 88 cents/stalk
Dole salad mix: classic romaine, greener selections, just lettuce, spinach or iceberg butter crunch 9 to 12 ounces: 3 for $4
Australian ellendale tangerines: $1.99/lb
Bland Farms Rocky Mountain sweet onions: 88 cents/lb
Ripe hass avocados: 2 for $3
Sunkist choice lemons or tangy limes: 2 for $1


Dillons Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
Ripe red whole seedless watermelon (16 pound average) $2.99/each
Red, green or black seedless grapes (conventional or organic) $1.79/pound
Tree ripe Colorado peaches: $1.79/lb
Ripe cantaloupe: 2 for $5
Tomatoes on the vine $1.99/lb
Wrapped corn 5-pack: $3.49
Bartlett pears: $1.49/lb
Red or black plums or nectarines: $1.79/lb
Fresh Express Cole Slaws: 10 for $10
Kroger or Naturally preferred baby peeled carrots: 1 lb 2 for $3
Fresh white mushrooms: 12 ounce: 2 for $5
New crop gala or paula red apples: (3-lb bag) 2 for $6