Prices around the nation: Strawberries

Prices for strawberries around the nation ranged from 98 cents to $6.99 per 1-pound clamshell on June 23, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

Prices around the nation: strawberries
Prices around the nation: strawberries
(Map by Alison Fulton; graphic by Amelia Freidline)

Prices for strawberries around the nation ranged from 98 cents to $6.99 per 1-pound clamshell on June 23, 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 June 23, prices averaged $2.92 per 1-pound clamshell, with fruit on ad at seven of the 30 stores surveyed, according to the firm.

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