Produce Promotions - March 26 to April 1

"Take savings to the basket" is the message of the HyVee food page ads this week, playing off the NCAA tournament. Well done. Wal-Mart's circular promotes its $4 prescriptions, while Hen House proclaims "It's picnic time!!" Here are a few produce ads for the period of March 26 to April 1 in the suburban Kansas City market:

Wal-Mart
Yellow onions: 3 lbs for $1.50
Hass avocados: 73 cents each


Price Chopper
Red seedless grapes: 99 cents/lb
Navel oranges: 4 for $1
Cut seedless watermelon: 59 cents/lb
Dole salads: 2 for $4 (6 oz)
Santa Sweet grape tomatoes: 2 10 oz. packages/$4
Green Giant baby cut carrots: 2 for $3
Premium red delicious apples: $1.29/lb
Texas 1015 Jumbo sweet onions: 2 lbs for $1
Earthbound Farm organic salads: 5 oz clamshell: $2.99/each
Large baking potatoes: 2 lbs for $1


HyVee
Golden cantaloupe: $1.68/each
Chilean Thompson seedless grapes: 99 cents/lb
Sunkist cara cara oranges: 99 cents/lb
Monterey mushrooms: 2 8 oz packages for $3
Organic kiwi: 3 for $1
Santa Sweets: 2 for $4 (pint)
Sweet red bell peppers 88 cents each



Hen House
Red seedless grapes: $1.18/lb
Kiwifruit: 2 for $1
Tommy Atkins or Champagne mangoes: 5 for $5
Asian pears: 4 for $5
Premium russet potatoes: 2 for $1
Seedless watermelon chunks: $1.29/lb
Meddlin Medley: $9.99/
Dole Seven Lettuce or tender garden salad : 2 for $5
Grape tomatoes; 2 for $4 10 oz package