August 11, 2011 1:00pm by David Farrar

Fruit & Veges

Got sent a spreadsheet comparing costs in the Hawke’s Bay of various fruit and vegetables between outlets and products. It shows that the difference between various retail outlets is far far more than the 15% GST. Some examples – all expressed as costs/kg:

Pumpkins – 94c at roadside vendor v $1.99 supermarket
Cabbages – $1.88 at roadside vendor v $4.43 supermarket
Brocolli – $5.11 at roadside vendor v $9.97 supermarket
Tomatoes – $14.56 at supermarket fresh v $3.75 canned
Beans – $6.57 frozen v $3.75 canned
Peas – $5.23 frozen v $3.75 canned v $2.49 Pams Peas

Amazing there is such a huge price variation.