MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION Fruits, Vegetable and Provision Prices November 21st - 23rd 2008
Marabella and Environs
Items
Size
Marabella Market*
$
JTA Supermarket Marabella $
Hilo Food Stores Marabella $
Dollar Value Gasparillo
Super Foods Claxton Bay
Green Grocer Claxton Bay
Cabbage (local)
1 lb (454g)
6.00
4.76
9.65
7.00
6.50
Cabbage (foreign)
--
Patchoi
1 bundle
6.60
9.45
8.99
8.00
6.99
Plantain
3.60
9.46
8.17
Sweet Potato
4.60
5.99
Green fig
3.40
3.97
3.00
2.99
Tomatoes (M)
9.80
16.23
12.00
13.50
10.00
Pumpkin
2.20
4.05
2.86
4.00
3.50
Dasheen Bush
5.39
4.99
5.00
Melongene
10.81
7.71
Carrots
Per pack
5.60
6.49
5.75
Dry Coconuts (L)
Each
3.80
6.25
5.10
4.50
Sweet pepper
7.60
13.52
15.32
10.99
Cucumber
4.20
6.76
6.35
Hot Pepper
0.50
0.70
0.65
0.75
Pimento
0.27
0.39
0.54
0.42
Chive
5.09
4.25
Celery
6.09
4.75
5.50
3.99
Cassava
Dasheen
7.40
6.75
Eddoes
8.11
Irish Potato
2.00
1.75
2.49
Ginger
9.40
17.57
14.07
11.00
12.50
Sorrel
6.20
8.62
Apple (red) (M)
4.33
3.59
Apple (gala) (S)
3.33
Grapes (red globe)
9.79
15.89
13.16
15.44
Banana
4.40
4.90
5.22
Oranges (L)
1.80
2.19
1.50
Paw Paw
4.80
* Market prices represent the average retail price
Prepared 24/11/08