MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION
Fruits and Vegetable Prices
February 22nd and 24th 2007
Arima and Environs
Items |
Size |
Arima
Market*
$ |
Vegetable Mart |
Supermarkets |
|
Scorpio Mini Mart
Guanapo Street
Arima
$ |
L & L Green Grocer Ltd.
117 Tumpuna Road, Arima
$ |
Hi- Lo
Food Stores
Broadway
$ |
Maharaj West Side
Supermarket
$ |
Hearty Foods
Supermarket |
|
Cabbage (loca) |
1lb (454g) |
3.80 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
9.09 |
6.81 |
7.72 |
|
Patchoi |
1 bundle |
5.00 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
6.99 |
7.50 |
4.99 |
|
Plantain |
1 lb (454g) |
6.40 |
6.00 |
8.00 |
8.75 |
- |
6.81 |
|
Sweet Potato |
1 lb (454g) |
3.40 |
5.00 |
8.00 |
6.35 |
- |
3.99 |
|
Green fig |
1 lb (454g) |
3.10 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
- |
- |
3.66 |
|
Tomatoes (M) |
1 lb (454g) |
5.60 |
7.00 |
7.00 |
11.25 |
7.50 |
- |
|
Pumpkin |
1 lb (454g) |
2.60 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.43 |
2.26 |
2.27 |
|
Dasheen Bush |
1 bundle |
3.80 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
- |
4.50 |
3.50 |
|
Melongene |
1 lb (454g) |
6.60 |
8.00 |
10.00 |
9.66 |
7.50 |
7.51 |
|
Carrots |
Per pack |
5.00 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
6.49 |
- |
5.99 |
|
Dry Coconuts (M) |
Each |
|
3.00 |
5.00 |
3.75 |
- |
3.50 |
|
Sweet pepper |
1 lb (454g) |
6.00 |
10.00 |
12.00 |
12.50 |
10.51 |
6.81 |
|
Cucumber |
1 lb (454g) |
4.60 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
6.35 |
6.00 |
4.08 |
|
Hot Pepper (medium) |
Each |
0.53 |
0.25 |
0.50 |
0.45 |
- |
- |
|
Pimento (medium) |
Each |
0.63 |
0.33 |
0.50 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Chive |
1 bundle |
1.00 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
1.99 |
2.25 |
1.99 |
|
Celery |
1 bundle |
1.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.99 |
1.90 |
1.99 |
|
Cassava |
1 lb (454g) |
3.00 |
5.00 |
3.50 |
3.63 |
- |
- |
|
Dasheen |
1 lb (454g) |
4.80 |
8.00 |
6.00 |
5.67 |
- |
- |
|
Eddoes |
1 lb (454g) |
5.40 |
6.00 |
9.00 |
8.17 |
- |
2.00 |
|
Irish Potato |
1 lb (454g) |
2.00 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
3.09 |
7.72 |
|
Ginger |
1 lb (454g) |
5.60 |
5.00 |
15.00 |
8.75 |
7.50 |
- |
|
Apples (red) medium |
Each |
2.90 |
- |
3.00 |
- |
3.35 |
- |
|
Apples (gala) small |
Each |
1.87 |
- |
- |
2.99 |
- |
1.67 |
|
Grapes (red globe) |
1 lb (454g) |
19.20 |
- |
- |
28.63 |
18.57 |
- |
|
Banana |
1 lb (454g) |
6.20 |
4.00 |
6.00 |
- |
- |
5.45 |
|
Oranges (L) |
Each |
- |
1.00 |
1.50 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Paw Paw |
1 lb (454g) |
4.00 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
- |
- |
- |
|
* Market prices represent the average retail price
Prepared by Kyane Ragobar.
Checked by Robert Barrath, Terry Ramdass 25/02/2008
Prepared by K. Ragobar. Checked by C .T. Cummings Terry Ramdass / 07/01/2008 |
