Survey of Retail Prices for Seasonal Produce ¹
(Chatham, Lee, and Orange Counties)

Prices will be updated bi-weekly, so check back regularly!

Product	Retailers 2	Chatham County Farmers' Markets 3	Carrboro Farmers' Market 4
apples	1.43 lb	0.80 lb	0.84 lb
arugula	7.99 lb	--	6.50 lb
basil	--	--	7.00 lb
basil, organic	--	--	8.00 lb
beans, snap	1.29 lb	2.25 lb	2.00 lb
beans, haricots verts	0.99 lb	--	2.00 pt
beans, lima	--	2.00 lb, 5.00 pt (shelled)	--
blackberries	3.24 1/2 pt	--	2.25 1/2 pt
blueberries	3.12 pt	3.00 pt	2.25 1/2 pt
chard	1.84 bunch	2.00 bunch	1.50 bunch
chard, organic	1.89 bunch	--	2.00 bunch
cucumbers	0.66 each	--	1.21 lb, 0.42 each
cucumbers, organic	--	1.00 lb	--
edamame	3.99 lb (shelled), 2.49 1/2 pt (shelled)	--	3.00 pt
eggplant, globe	1.49 lb	1.50 lb	1.23 lb
eggplant, globe, organic	1.59 lb	--	1.25 lb
eggplant, Japanese	2.99 lb	1.00 lb	1.37 lb
eggplant, Japanese, organic	--	--	1.50 lb
garlic	2.79 lb, 0.33 each	--	0.48 each
greens, mesclun mix	--	--	6.00 lb
greens, mustard	0.89 lb	--	6.00 lb
lettuce	1.39 each	8.00 lb	1.25 each
melons, cantaloupe	1.82 each	--	2.00 each
melons, specialty	3.36 each	2.50 lb	--
mizuna	--	--	6.00 lb
muscadine grapes	1.99 lb, 2.24 pt	--	2.00 pt
okra	1.99 lb	1.75 pt, 2.00 lb	1.69 pt, 2.10 lb
onions, sweet	1.28 lb	--	1.00 lb
pea greens	--	--	10.00 lb
peaches	1.44 lb	--	4.75 qt
pears	1.87 lb	1.00 lb	1.10 lb
peas, field	--	--	4.00 pt (shelled)
peppers, bell	0.94 each	0.70 each	2.00 lb, 0.49 each
peppers, bell, organic	1.49 lb	--	2.00 lb
peppers, bell, colored	3.42 lb, 1.60 each	2.50 lb	2.33 lb, 0.50 each
peppers, bell, colored, organic	3.69 lb	--	2.00 lb
peppers, hot	2.26 lb	0.25 each, 1.50 pt	2.20 lb, 0.18 each
peppers, hot, organic	--	--	3.00 lb, 0.33 each
potatoes	0.89 lb	--	0.80 lb
potatoes, specialty, organic	2.59 lb	--	1.25 lb
salad mix 5	5.99 lb	--	12.00 lb
sorrel	--	4.00 lb	7.00 lb
squash, summer	1.52 lb	1.50 lb	1.31 lb
squash, winter	1.08 lb	1.00 lb	1.08 lb
squash, winter, organic	1.84 lb	--	1.13 lb
sweetpotato	0.89 lb	--	1.00 lb
tomatoes	1.59 lb	2.06 lb	1.82 lb
tomatoes, organic	2.39 lb	1.50 lb	2.13 lb
tomatoes, cherry	2.59 pt	2.33 pt	2.07 pt
tomatoes, cherry, organic	3.34 pt	--	2.50 pt
watermelon	5.59 each	--	3.00 each

¹ Prices have been averaged among vendors and among retailers. Prices subject to fluctuation without notice. Some units are subjective. For example, "bunch" size may vary among vendors.

² Price data was collected from 6 grocery retailers in Chatham, Lee, and Orange counties. The majority of produce sold at retailers is typically not locally grown.

³ Price data collected from vendors at the Pittsboro Farmers' Market and Fearrington Farmers' Market in Chatham County. These are "growers only" markets - all produce is grown by the vendor.

⁴ Price data collected from vendors at the Carrboro Farmers' Market in Orange County. This is a "growers only" market - all produce is grown by the vendor.

⁵ There is no consistent "salad mix" product - mixtures may include a variety of different lettuces, greens, edible flowers, etc., and this is reflected in the range of prices among vendors.

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