MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION
Fruits and Vegetable Prices
February 29 –March 1st 2008
Debe/Penal and Environs
Items |
Size |
Debe
Market*
$ |
Penal
Market*
$ |
Green Grocer |
Supermarkets |
Gopaul Basdeo
Debe
$ |
Amit Kissoon
Vegetable Establishment
Debe
$ |
Food Basket
Penal
$ |
M S Food City
Penal
$ |
Cabbage (local) |
1 lb (454g) |
3.40 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.99 |
3.63 |
Patchoi |
1 bundle |
3.80 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
5.00 |
4.99 |
6.00 |
Plantain |
1 lb (454g) |
6.40 |
5.80 |
7.00 |
7.00 |
5.99 |
- |
Sweet Potato |
1 lb (454g) |
3.00 |
2.80 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.99 |
- |
Green fig |
1 lb (454g) |
2.83 |
2.40 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.99 |
- |
Tomatoes (m) |
1 lb (454g) |
4.50 |
6.00 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
5.99 |
7.27 |
Pumpkin |
1 lb (454g) |
2.10 |
2.60 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
2.72 |
Dasheen Bush |
1 bundle |
4.20 |
4.60 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.99 |
4.50 |
Melongene |
1 lb (454g) |
4.60 |
5.60 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
5.99 |
5.45 |
Carrots |
Per pack |
5.20 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
2.50 |
- |
Dry Coconuts (m) |
Each |
2.90 |
3.30 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.99 |
4.54 |
Sweet pepper |
1 lb (454g) |
5.60 |
6.00 |
10.00 |
8.00 |
5.99 |
- |
Cucumber |
1 lb (454g) |
2.80 |
2.90 |
3.00 |
4.00 |
3.99 |
- |
Hot Pepper |
Each |
0.48 |
0.38 |
0.25 |
0.40 |
0.50 |
0.60 |
Pimento |
Each |
0.50 |
0.46 |
0.40 |
0.40 |
0.35 |
0.50 |
Chive |
1 bundle |
2.00 |
1.30 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
1.99 |
1.25 |
Celery |
1 bundle |
2.00 |
1.30 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
1.99 |
1.25 |
Cassava |
1 lb (454g) |
2.90 |
2.40 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.99 |
- |
Dasheen |
1 lb (454g) |
4.33 |
6.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.99 |
- |
Eddoes |
1 lb (454g) |
4.00 |
4.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.99 |
5.90 |
Irish Potato |
1 lb (454g) |
1.93 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
- |
2.50 |
4.54 |
Ginger |
1 lb (454g) |
6.40 |
6.75 |
8.00 |
- |
5.99 |
- |
Apple (red) (m) |
Each |
2.83 |
2.83 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.99 |
- |
Apple (gala) (m) |
Each |
2.83 |
3.60 |
3.00 |
- |
2.99 |
- |
Grapes (red globe) |
1 lb (454g) |
16.00 |
20.00 |
20.00 |
- |
14.95 |
29.55 |
Banana |
1 lb (454g) |
4.67 |
4.80 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.99 |
- |
Oranges (L) |
Each |
1.08 |
0.66 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
0.90 |
0.75 |
Paw Paw |
1 lb (454g) |
3.00 |
- |
3.00 |
5.00 |
- |
- |
* Market prices represent the average retail price
Prices for the Debe market were collected on March 1st 2008
Prepared by K. Ragobar. Checked by C .T. Cummings Terry Ramdass / 07/01/2008 |
