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| Thread ID: 119533 | 2011-07-27 22:46:00 | Fruit & Vegetable Prices | Arnie (6624) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1219563 | 2011-07-28 02:07:00 | Its called supply and demand It wouldn't mater what the demand was the Ozzys would not allow importing of bananas or apples. A protected market at all costs.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1219564 | 2011-07-28 02:52:00 | It is more than likely the same for the Aussies as it is for us. Take milk, butter and cheese. Whatever Fonterra can rip off overseas customers for means that Fonterra will rip off New Zealand citizens for a similar price. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1219565 | 2011-07-28 03:03:00 | But due to the lack of bananas available they are now a higher price. My statement still stands | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1219566 | 2011-07-28 03:58:00 | This again? Having previously worked in a supermarket produce department I can tell you their prices at the most are normally only 100% mark up. You might think that's a lot, but if you knew how much stock gets thrown out daily (especially when you see it in $$$) it's not that much (And this isn't even taking in account; staff, premises etc) When things are in short supply, lets take tomatoes at the moment, they are making much less than 100% mark up. If they're charging ridiculous high prices then they are themselves paying high prices. Supermarkets pay what the markets ask (generally). And when some things are really cheap, they can be making no profit. This doesn't happen often, but if for example bananas are 99c kg they might be paying either the same price, or around 90c. Either way, it gets people in the doors. Produce stores work a little differently, but their costs (costs, not prices) are certainly lower all round. I haven't worked at one so can't go into too much detail. Have always said it - if you don't like the prices then grow your own. Really easy to do. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1219567 | 2011-07-28 04:20:00 | Grow your own bananas LOL EDIT: actually tomatoes are very easy to grow (but maybe not at this time of year) |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1219568 | 2011-07-28 05:13:00 | Grow your own bananas LOL You can (and we have once) grow bananas in Auckland. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1219569 | 2011-07-28 11:45:00 | And Goof wants to remove GST from fruit and vegetables. What difference is that going to make when tomatoes are $15/kg now, but ~$2/kg in summer? |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 1219570 | 2011-07-28 22:37:00 | You can (and we have once) grow bananas in Auckland. Can't be bothered growing bananas in Invercargill.:D:banana |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1219571 | 2011-07-28 23:31:00 | Food prices/cost of living has featured heavily in the mainstream media world wide from Europe to the US. As hedge funds move out property and in and out of oil they are slowly entering food commodity futures which is a disaster imo and needs the larger governments to regulate against. Here in NZ the rubbish media John Campbell and stuff etc, are trying to sensationalise it into some sort of NZ only problem. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 1219572 | 2011-07-28 23:38:00 | Can't be bothered growing bananas in Invercargill.:D:banana You could try growing Icicles, I reckon you would be a success!! PJ :banana |
Poppa John (284) | ||
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