This week, the total volume of conventional dairy ads increased 9%, and organic dairy ads increased 30%. For conventional dairy advertisements, 48-64 ounce ice cream containers and 16 ounce sour cream containers have the most advertisements.

Ads for butter have tripled; prices decrease 5%

One pound packages of butter more than tripled the number of advertisements and has about a 5% decrease in price when compared to last week. Organic butter has a weighted average price of $5.84 and greater than double the number of ads when compared to last week. Organic 8 ounce blocks of cheese has the largest percent increase in ads of organic dairy items at 208%.

Yogurt prices are up 2 cents

The average price for conventional yogurt in 4-6 ounce packages is $.52, up $.02 from last week. The average price of 4-6 ounce conventional Greek yogurt is $.98, up $.03 from a week ago. Conventional yogurt ad numbers are down 16% from last week, and organic yogurt ads are down 53%. The average price for organic Greek yogurt in 4-6 ounce packages is $1.00.

Shoppers save 8 cents on blocks of 8-ounce cheese

The U.S. advertised price for 8 ounce conventional cheese blocks averaged $2.24, down $.08 from last week; 8 ounce shred cheese averaged $2.19, down $.04 from last week. Ad volume for conventional two pound blocks increased 61% with a weighted average price of $6.82. The U.S. advertised price for 8 ounce organic cheese blocks averaged $4.20, up $.71 from last week.

A half-gallon of organic milk costs $2 more than conventional milk

The price spread between organic and conventional half gallon milk is $2.00. The price spread is the difference between national weighted average prices for organic, $3.92, and conventional, $1.92. Conventional milk ad numbers decreased 77% from last week while organic milk ad numbers increased 28%.