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32	2025-09-26	Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity	So Long, September This week we saw much of the summer produce go by the wayside as retailers filled up their bins with fall favorites. Additional varieties of apples and pears-especially those good for baking-joined the old standbys. Potato and onion ads increased, as did specials on other cool weather vegetables like broccoli, carrots, celery, and cauliflower. The growing array of pumpkins and hard squash, along with potted mums, added fall color. Halloween treats, costumes, and decorations have begun to take up more ad space in flyers. Total ad numbers this week were 292,593, a 1% increase from last week's total of 289,953. The total for the same week last year was 1% higher at 295,942. The total number of ads broken out by commodity groups: fruit 155,844 (53%), onions and potatoes 24,908 (9%), vegetables 103,567 (35%), herbs 1,241, ornamentals 2,003, hemp 2,798, and honey 3,473. The number of ads for organic produce was 42,483, 15% of total ads. The following are the prices of major advertised items (3,000 plus ads) this week, compared to the same week last year. Significant increases in price for fruit this week included Honeycrisp apples (per lb.) at 12% and Gala apples (3 lb. bag) at 10%. Significant decreases included Bartlett pears (per lb.) at 18% and avocados (each) at 13%. There were no significant changes in price for potatoes and onions this week. There were no significant increases in price for vegetables this week. Significant decreases included pumpkins (each) at 11%.