How much do fruits and vegetables cost? United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS), estimated average prices for 153 commonly consumed fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. USDA ERS calculated average prices at retail stores using 2022 retail scanner data from Circana (formerly Information Resources Inc. (IRI)). A selection of retail establishments—grocery stores, supermarkets, supercenters, convenience stores, drug stores, and liquor stores—across the United States provides Circana with weekly retail sales data (revenue and quantity).
Format
A data frame with 155 rows and 10 variables:
- id
ID of item
- produce
name of produce
- form
form of produce, either `Canned`, `Dried`, `Fresh`, `Frozen`, or `Juice`
- retail_price
average retail price per pound or per pint
- retail_price_unit
unit for the `retail_price`, either `per pint` or `per pound`
- cup_equivalent_size
For most fruits and vegetables, a cup equivalent is the edible portion that will fit into a 1-cup measuring cup; for raisins and other dried fruit, it is the edible portion that will fit into a 1/2-cup; and for leafy vegetables, 2 cups. An edible cup equivalent is the unit of measurement used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services to report fruit and vegetable consumption recommendations.
- cup_equivalent_unit
unit for `cup_equivalent_size`
- cup_equivalent_price
average retail price per `cup_equivalent_unit` of produce
- type
type of produce, either `fruit` or `vegetables`
- year
year
# Add more items for each column
Source
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2024). Fruit and vegetable prices. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/fruit-and-vegetable-prices