Prices around the nation: Red or black plums

Prices for red or black plums around the nation ranged from 97 cents to $2.99 per pound on July 7, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

Prices around the nation for red or black plums
Prices around the nation for red or black plums
(Map by Alison Fulton; graphic by Amelia Freidline)

Prices for red or black plums around the nation ranged from 97 cents to $2.99 per pound on July 7, according to U.S. Marketing Services. Each week the firm looks at prices for a particular commodity at four retailers in eight major cities across the U.S.

On July 7, prices averaged $2.41 per pound, with the fruit on ad at five of the 27 stores surveyed, according to the firm.

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