We're up to Day 3 of Dairy Week:
This is the second of a three-part series on how Trader Joe's prices for organic dairy products compare to those of other grocery stores in the area.
Pictured here is TJ's 1% milk. Frankly, I don't know why I bought that. I usually buy 2%. Was this a mistake? An experiment? I just don't remember--it was many months ago, and I don't have a jug of 2% on hand for taking a different picture. So just mentally replace the "1" in that photo with a "2," because all of the pricing below is for a half-gallon of 2%. (Though usually when both are offered from a single producer, the cost is the same.)
Trader Joe's $3.99
Ingles $4.68 (Horizon Organic)
$3.98 (Harvest Farms)
$5.28 (Organic Valley)
Sav-Mor Foods $5.18 (Horizon Organic)
$4.78 (Harvest Farms)
$5.28 (Organic Valley)
Harris Teeter $3.99 (Harris Teeter)
$4.49 (Horizon Organic)
$4.79 (Organic Valley)
Fresh Market $4.59 (Horizon Organic)
$4.49 (Amish Country Farms)
Whole Foods $4.99 (Organic Valley)
$3.99 (Whole Foods 365)
Wal-Mart $3.38 (Wal-Mart Great Value)
$4.44 (Horizon Organic)
$4.24 (Stonyfield)
Just as an aside, consider what it says about the growing demand for organic food products that Wal-Mart, of all places, carries not one, not two, but three different brands of organic milk.
Earth Fare $6.69 (Organic Valley)
$5.98 (Horizon Organic)
Publix $5.23 (Organic Valley)
$4.15 (Horizon Organic)
$4.00 (Publix)
Conclusion: Trader Joe's organic milk is much closer to the bottom of the price range than their butter was (see yesterday's post). Wal-Mart is cheapest, followed by the store brands from Publix, Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, and TJ's, plus the Harvest Farms brand at Ingles, all being within two cents of each other at $3.98-$4.00.
Tomorrow: Eggs.
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