Sticker shock? Check out our June survey of Bellingham grocery prices
Staff at The Bellingham Herald recently visited Bellingham grocery stores to conduct our monthly grocery price survey. Each month we compare prices of staple items at local grocery stores, including the prices of milk, bread, cereal, eggs and chicken breasts. Here were local grocery prices on June 3:
Milk
- A gallon of Fred Meyer’s 1% milk is $3.79, up from $3.49 last month.
- A gallon of Safeway’s Value Corner 1% milk is $3.69, up from $3.19.
- A gallon of Walmart’s Great Value 1% milk is $4.07, up from $3.82.
- A gallon of Haggen’s Value Corner 1% milk is $3.69, the same price as last month.
- A gallon of WinCo Foods’ 1% milk is $3.59, up from $3.29.
- A gallon of Whole Foods Market’s organic 365 2% milk is $8.59, the same price as last month.
- A gallon of Trader Joe’s 1% milk is $4.29, the same price as last month.
- A gallon of Edaleen Dairy 1% milk at the Community Food Co-op is $4.49, the same price as last month.
- A gallon of 1% milk at Grocery Outlet is $3.52, the same price as last month.
Eggs
The price for a dozen eggs varies depending on egg size, grade and color.
- Fred Meyer has a dozen Kroger Grade AA large eggs for $1.59, the same price as last month.
- Safeway’s dozen Lucerne Farms large eggs are $1.59, down from $1.69.
- Walmart’s dozen Great Value large white eggs are $1.47, the same price as last month.
- Haggen’s dozen grade AA large eggs are $1.79, down from $2.19.
- WinCo Foods’ dozen extra large eggs are $1.47, the same price last month.
- Whole Foods Market’s large white grade A eggs are $5.16, down from $5.29.
- Trader Joe’s dozen cage-free, grade A large white eggs are $2.99, the same price as last month.
- The Community Food Co-op’s dozen large white cage-free eggs are $4.49, down from $4.99.
- Grocery Outlet’s dozen extra-large grade AA eggs are $3.79, up from $0.99.
Sandwich bread
Sandwich bread prices vary by weight and type of wheat.
- Fred Meyer has a 20-ounce loaf of Kroger Enriched white bread for $1.99, the same price as last month. That’s 9 cents an ounce.
- Safeway’s 22-ounce white bread loaf is $2.29, the same price as last month. That’s 10 cents an ounce.
- Walmart’s 20-ounce loaf of white sandwich bread is $1.48, the same price as last month. That’s 7 cents an ounce.
- Haggen’s Western Farms 20-ounce white bread loaf is $2.69, up from $2.50 last month. That’s 13 cents an ounce.
- WinCo Foods’ white 20-ounce sandwich bread loaf is $1.48, up from $1.45 last month. That’s 7 cents an ounce.
- Whole Foods Market’s classic white 22-ounce loaf is $2.79, the same price as last month. That’s 12 cents an ounce.
- Trader Joe’s white 22-ounce sliced bread loaf is $1.99, the same price as last month. That’s 9 cents an ounce.
- The Community Food Co-op’s 22.5-ounce Franz sliced white bread loaf is $5.49, the same price as last month. That’s 24 cents an ounce.
- Grocery Outlet’s Western Farms 20-ounce white bread loaf is $1.49, the same price as last month. That’s 7 cents an ounce.
Cheerios
- Fred Meyer’s 8.9-ounce box of Cheerios is $4.29, the same price as last month. That’s 48 cents an ounce.
- Safeway’s 8.9-ounce box of Cheerios is $4.29, the same price as last month. That’s 48 cents an ounce.
- Walmart’s 8.9-ounce box of Cheerios is $3.47, the same price as last month. That’s 39 cents an ounce.
- Haggen’s 8.9-ounce box of Cheerios is $6.99, the same price as last month. That’s 78 cents an ounce.
- WinCo Foods’ 18-ounce box of Cheerios is $3.98, the same price as last month. That’s 22 cents an ounce.
- Whole Foods Market’s 8.9-ounce box of Cheerios is $4.99, the same price as last month. That’s 56 cents an ounce.
- Trader Joe’s 12-ounce box of Joe’s O’s Cereal is $1.99, the same price as last month. That’s 16 cents an ounce.
- The Community Food Co-op’s only had 18-ounce boxes of Cheerios for $9.99, or 55 cents an ounce, the same price as last month.
- Grocery Outlet had 10.8-ounce boxes of Cheerios for $1.99, or 18 cents per ounce, down from 27 cents per ounce last month.
Chicken breasts
- At Fred Meyer, a 3-pound bag of frozen boneless skinless chicken breast is $9.99, or $3.33 per pound, up from $2.99 per pound last month.
- At Safeway, a 2.5-pound bag of frozen boneless skinless chicken breast is $13.99, or $5.59 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At Walmart, a 3-pound bag of frozen Great Value Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast is $9.47, or $3.16 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At Haggen, boneless, skinless chicken breasts are $6.99 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At WinCo Foods, a 3-pound bag of frozen boneless chicken breast is $6.98, or $2.33 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At Whole Foods Market, refrigerated boneless, skinless chicken breast is $5.99 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At Trader Joe’s, refrigerated organic and free-range boneless, skinless chicken breasts are $4.99 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At Community Food Co-op, refrigerated free-range boneless, skinless chicken breasts are $6.99 per pound, the same price as last month.
- At Grocery Outlet, refrigerated boneless, skinless chicken breasts are $2.69 per pound, up from $1.99 last month.
Most affordable
If you add the total cost of these five items from each store, WinCo Foods had the most affordable grocery prices with a total of $12.85, up from $12.52 last month.
Grocery Outlet came in second at $13.48. Walmart was third, ringing up at $13.65, followed by Fred Meyer at $14.99, Trader Joe’s at $16.25, Safeway at $17.45, Haggen at $22.15, Whole Foods Market at $27.53 and Community Food Co-op at $31.45.
Compared to our totals last month, prices at four stores decreased in bottom line, one remained the same and four increased.
Shopping at the most affordable store instead of the most expensive store this month could save you $18.60 on these five staple grocery items this month.
Alyse Smith
The Bellingham Herald