Vegetables · national summary · report of Fri Sep 25, 2026
Tomatoes: advertised prices this week
What US supermarkets advertised for Tomatoes in the week ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, from the USDA AMS weekly survey of grocery circulars and digital promotions.
Conventional
Each comparison below uses the report’s own two figures for that row: the change in the average advertised price, computed as (this week − same week last year) ÷ same week last year, rounded to whole percent. A row is listed only where both weeks are reported.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes (per lb) is $2.01 this week compared with $1.89 in the same week last year, a change of +6%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes Cherry Type (10 oz package) is $2.51 this week compared with $2.58 in the same week last year, a change of -3%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes Cherry Type (16 oz) is $4.99 this week compared with $3.00 in the same week last year, a change of +66%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes GRAPE TYPE (1 pint package) is $2.50 this week compared with $2.37 in the same week last year, a change of +5%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes GRAPE TYPE (10 oz package) is $2.22 this week compared with $3.20 in the same week last year, a change of -31%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes Plum Type (Roma) (per lb) is $1.18 this week compared with $1.13 in the same week last year, a change of +4%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes VINE RIPES (per lb) is $1.80 this week compared with $1.97 in the same week last year, a change of -9%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes VINE RIPES - Greenhouse (per lb) is $2.09 this week compared with $1.58 in the same week last year, a change of +32%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes VINE RIPES - ON THE VINE - Greenhouse (per lb) is $2.28 this week compared with $1.81 in the same week last year, a change of +26%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatoes | not reported | per lb | 1,358 | $2.01 | 497 | $1.60 | 1,656 | $1.89 |
| Tomatoes | Cherry Type | 10 oz package | 1,477 | $2.51 | 1,140 | $2.83 | 245 | $2.58 |
| Tomatoes | Cherry Type | 16 oz | 70 | $4.99 | not reported | not reported | 24 | $3.00 |
| Tomatoes | GRAPE TYPE | 1 pint package | 452 | $2.50 | 429 | $2.69 | 712 | $2.37 |
| Tomatoes | GRAPE TYPE | 10 oz package | 2,896 | $2.22 | 1,313 | $2.49 | 275 | $3.20 |
| Tomatoes | GRAPE TYPE | 16 oz | 23 | $4.49 | 35 | $2.50 | not reported | not reported |
| Tomatoes | Plum Type (Roma) | per lb | 1,358 | $1.18 | 2,318 | $1.20 | 2,341 | $1.13 |
| Tomatoes | VINE RIPES | per lb | 317 | $1.80 | 1,494 | $2.35 | 846 | $1.97 |
| Tomatoes | VINE RIPES - Greenhouse | per lb | 774 | $2.09 | 426 | $2.06 | 837 | $1.58 |
| Tomatoes | VINE RIPES - ON THE VINE - Greenhouse | per lb | 2,426 | $2.28 | 945 | $2.35 | 2,729 | $1.81 |
Organic
Compared with the same week last year:
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes (per lb) is $2.49 this week compared with $2.99 in the same week last year, a change of -17%.
- The average advertised price for Tomatoes VINE RIPES - ON THE VINE - Greenhouse (per lb) is $2.99 this week compared with $2.79 in the same week last year, a change of +7%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatoes | not reported | per lb | 154 | $2.49 | 154 | $2.49 | 344 | $2.99 |
| Tomatoes | GRAPE TYPE | 10 oz package | 83 | $3.64 | 44 | $3.99 | not reported | not reported |
| Tomatoes | Plum Type (Roma) | per lb | 60 | $2.99 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tomatoes | VINE RIPES - ON THE VINE - Greenhouse | per lb | 190 | $2.99 | 190 | $2.99 | 24 | $2.79 |
Source: USDA AMS Specialty Crops Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026, linked to the source record. Record id: FVWRETAIL, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026. Period: ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, fetched 2026-10-02. Data file: ams_fv_retail.json, September 2026, the parsed national tables of the source record, fetched 2026-10-02.