The WIC Fruit and Vegetable Cash Voucher - Produce for Better ...
The WIC Fruit and Vegetable Cash Voucher - Produce for Better ...
The WIC Fruit and Vegetable Cash Voucher - Produce for Better ...
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Table 3Index ranking of markets from lowest to highest priced <strong>for</strong> the 20fruits <strong>and</strong> vegetables most frequently purchased by U.S. households,2004-06Aggregate market groupIndex rankingMetro South 2 90.8Metro Ohio 91.9Salt Lake City 92.2Metro Mountain 92.8Metro South 3 93.8San Antonio 93.8Metro Midwest 1 95.0Chicago 95.3Metro South 4 95.4Urban New York City 96.3Metro Midwest 2 96.4Los Angeles 97.4Western NY/PA 98.1Metro Northwest 99.9National average 100.0Atlanta 101.1Metro Cali<strong>for</strong>nia 101.7Mid-Atlantic 102.2Other New York City 103.4Boston 103.8Philadelphia 103.9North Florida 104.4South Florida 104.7Baltimore 108.8Washington, DC 110.9Hart<strong>for</strong>d-New Haven 111.9San Francisco 113.9Source: Authors’ calculations using Nielsen Homescan data.of $10, a <strong>WIC</strong> mother could hypothetically purchase 10.4 pounds of greenbeans each month at national average prices. However, she would be able topurchase 16.8 pounds of green beans if she were living in Little Rock, butonly 7.6 pounds if she were living in San Francisco.Tomato prices, on the other h<strong>and</strong>, display the least variation across markets. 15<strong>The</strong> national average price <strong>for</strong> 1 pound of tomatoes is $1.66. <strong>The</strong>y are15 Only lettuce has a smaller pricespread of 30 percent.10<strong>The</strong> <strong>WIC</strong> <strong>Fruit</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Vegetable</strong> <strong>Cash</strong> <strong>Voucher</strong>: Does Regional Price Variation Affect Buying Power? / EIB-75Economic Research Service/USDA
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