Grocery & meat deals in Portland (ME) this week — the cheapest chicken, beef, pork, fish & dairy prices per pound from local flyers

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★ Standout This Week ★
pork loin assorted end chops or country style ribs
$2.92/lb below Northeast avg of $4.91/lb
whole chicken
$1.20/lb below Northeast avg of $2.19/lb
fresh family pack chicken breasts
$1.85/lb below Northeast avg of $3.84/lb
★ Store of the week
ALDI
cheapest in 7 of 18 meat, fish & dairy categories with deals this week
This week in Portland (ME), Lowtein compared prices at 4 retailers — ALDI, Shaw's, Hannaford, and 1 other. 60 deals priced and verified against the BLS Northeast average. This week's standout: Pork Chops $1.99/lb at Shaw's — 59% below the Northeast average. Against Lowtein's own price history, 1 of 33 tracked items are running well below their usual prices this week — the biggest drop is salmon at Market Basket, 9% below its usual.
CHICKEN BREAST
US AVG ▸CHICKEN LEGS / THIGHS / DRUMSTICKS
CHICKEN WINGS
WHOLE CHICKEN
GROUND BEEF
US AVG ▸BEEF STEAK
US AVG ▸BEEF ROAST
PORK CHOPS
US AVG ▸PORK TENDERLOIN
PORK SHOULDER
PORK RIBS
BACON
SALMON
SALMON · PINK / FROZEN
SHRIMP
WHITEFISH
BUTTER
US AVG ▸EGGS
US AVG ▸Portland (ME) price history
Every week since May 17, Lowtein has recorded the lowest advertised price for each cut in Portland (ME)'s flyers — 25 weeks so far. Here is what a normal week costs here, and which store most often had it cheapest. This week 3 of 13 cuts are below their usual Portland (ME) price.
- Chicken Breastusual $2.19/lb · now $1.99▼Most often cheapest: ALDI (12 of 24 weeks)
- Chicken Thighsusual $1.49/lb · now $1.49Most often cheapest: Hannaford (10 of 22 weeks)
- Chicken Drumsticksusual $0.99/lb · now $1.09▲Most often cheapest: ALDI (9 of 18 weeks)
- Chicken Wingsusual $2.89/lb · now —Most often cheapest: ALDI (9 of 19 weeks)
- Ground Beefusual $4.99/lb · now $5.99▲Most often cheapest: ALDI (16 of 24 weeks)
- Beef Steakusual $7.99/lb · now $7.99Most often cheapest: ALDI (7 of 20 weeks)
- Pork Chopsusual $1.99/lb · now $1.99Most often cheapest: Hannaford (10 of 21 weeks)
- Pork Shoulderusual $1.74/lb · now —Most often cheapest: Hannaford (8 of 12 weeks)
- Pork Ribsusual $3.99/lb · now $2.49▼Most often cheapest: Shaw's (12 of 19 weeks)
- Salmonusual $7.99/lb · now $9.99▲Most often cheapest: Hannaford (12 of 25 weeks)
- Shrimpusual $7.49/lb · now $7.99▲Most often cheapest: Shaw's (10 of 24 weeks)
- Whitefishusual $6.99/lb · now $5.99▼Most often cheapest: Market Basket (9 of 25 weeks)
- Butterusual $2.99/lb · now $2.99Most often cheapest: Shaw's (16 of 23 weeks)
“Usual” is Portland (ME)'s own typical lowest advertised price (the median week) — not the government average the deal verdicts above use. ▼ this week is more than 5% below it, ▲ more than 5% above; — means no comparable deal this week.
Portland (ME) stores we track (4) ▾
- ALDIweekly ad starts Wednesday · we also track it in 85 other cities
- Shaw'sweekly ad starts Friday · we also track it in 4 other cities
- Hannafordweekly ad starts Sunday · we also track it in 3 other cities
- Market Basketweekly ad starts Sunday · we also track it in 3 other cities
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Shop by Store
Where this week's deals are — stores ranked by how many strong deals they're running. Page 1 finds the cheapest cut; this tells you which trip is worth making.
Hannaford
3 strong
Shaw's
3 strong
ALDI
1 strong · 2 decent
Market Basket
1 strong
FAQ
- Where are the cheapest groceries in Portland (ME) this week?
- This week's biggest deal is pork chops at $1.99/lb from Shaw's (and 1 other store) — 59% below the Northeast average. Lowtein ranks every cut by how far below the Northeast average it sits.
- How does Lowtein know if a Portland (ME) grocery price is actually a deal?
- Every price is compared against the Northeast average from BLS, so you can see how far below the typical price each cut is — not just whether it has a "sale" sticker.
- How often are Portland (ME) grocery deals updated?
- Weekly. Lowtein pulls the latest Portland (ME) store flyers and refreshes the prices every week, so you always see the current week's deals.
- Which stores does Lowtein compare in Portland (ME)?
- ALDI, Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw's.
- Is Lowtein free to use?
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