USDA retail price report

The Packer's Andy Nelson is reporting in this week's issue that the USDA is unveiling a new retail price report today. Called the National Fruit and Vegetable Retail price report, it will be published today for the first time. A spokesman said it should be available by about 5 pm CST. Here is the link for the report. Andy quotes a USDA official saying the report will feature retail prices for 27 vegetables and 22 fruits sold on ad that week. That's important to note; these ads are not average retail prices, but a sampling of commodities on ad. Still, this should be a closely watched report and helpful to the trade. Here is an example of what one page of the report will look like.