National Retail Report - Oct. 24

From the USDA's National Retail Report:

With Halloween just around the corner, many retailers this week took this final opportunity to showcase their candy, costumes, decorations, and other affiliated goods. Pumpkins for carving and baking remained very popular nationwide. There was an abundance of ads featuring 10 for $10 and 5 for $5 deals on a variety of grocery items. Produce items offered 10 for $10 included apples, pears, baby carrots, celery, onions, and mangoes. The top five featured items were: grapes, asparagus, sweet onions, bartlett pears, and baby carrots. The total number of fresh produce ads changed minimally from last week to this week. However, there were significant changes in the number of fruit ads and vegetable ads. Fruit ads decreased 14% from last week, and vegetable ads increased nearly 10%. There is a notable decrease in the number of strawberry and cantaloupe ads. Likewise, significant increases are seen in the number of baby carrot, sweet onion, and squash ads.