MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION Fruits and Vegetable Prices December 16th and 17th 2006
Arima and Environs
Items
Size
Arima Market*
$
Scorpio Mini Mart Guanapo Road (Near bridge)
L & L Green Grocer Ltd. Tumpuna Road
Maharaj West Side Supermarket
Hearty Foods Supermarket
Hi- Lo Food Stores Broadway
Cabbage (imported)
1 lb (454g)
5.75
-
6.85
6.36
7.04
Patchoi
1 bundle
3.50
5.00
7.20
Plantain
4.00
7.00
4.99
4.55
Sweet Potato
4.40
3.00
5.45
Green fig
2.20
1.50
2.00
1.80
1.81
2.26
Tomatoes (M)
8.00
11.00
14.40
13.63
10.45
Pumpkin
2.10
2.27
Dasheen Bush
4.50
Melongene
3.60
4.54
Carrots
Per pack
3.80
5.65
5.99
Dry Coconuts (L)
Each
2.80
2.35
Sweet pepper
6.40
6.00
9.01
9.20
Cucumber
1.00
2.25
2.95
Hot Pepper
0.39
0.33
0.45
0.20
0.35
Pimento
0.47
0.55
Chive
3.15
1.99
2.50
Celery
1.90
Cassava
3.17
Dasheen
5.16
Eddoes
Irish Potato
2.90
2.40
Ginger
6.20
10.00
10.80
9.02
7.05
Sorrel
5.60
6.01
Apple(red) medium
2.99
Apple(gala) small
1.57
1.95
Grapes (red globe)
13.20
14.00
16.00
16.35
Banana
3.63
Oranges (L)
1.06
0.66
0.75
0.87
Paw Paw
3.40
* Market prices represent the average retail price