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Price of kumara
Posted by jj
Price of kumara August 04, 2018 07:21AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 170 |
I bought one NZ red kumara at the veg shop today and it cost nearly $4, $8.99 a kg.
I see that kumara increased in price massively in 2017 because of the wet weather but it doesn't seem to have ever gone down again.
Is there another reason for the high price? Weather still bad up north? Shortage of labour?
I see that kumara increased in price massively in 2017 because of the wet weather but it doesn't seem to have ever gone down again.
Is there another reason for the high price? Weather still bad up north? Shortage of labour?
Re: Price of kumara August 05, 2018 12:14AM |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 7,844 |
It's the same with many other food items, jj, but I agree, vegetables went up and have never come back down again. Other foods that have risen steeply over a short period: Butter - it fluctuates but is never less than $5, and that's usually for a 400g rather than 500g block. About 18 months ago I started buying myself the occasional treat of fresh Salmon when it was on special at $25.99kg. It has crept up over the months and now it's $31.99 on special. My treat is now off the menu. Bread! How quickly that has risen steeply in such a short period? And I've taken to buying trim-milk powder because I can buy 1kg for $9.49 and make it using 10g a litre less than the packet says, thus achieving 11 litres from 1 packet. If I can do this with a processed product, why is the 'raw' product so expensive?
Re: Price of kumara August 05, 2018 01:02AM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 3,422 |
Lorna Wrote:
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... If I can do this with a processed
> product, why is the 'raw' product so expensive?
A raw product is perishable so requires efficient distribution systems and refrigerated storage. A highly processed product like milk powder does not have these expensive requirements.
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... If I can do this with a processed
> product, why is the 'raw' product so expensive?
A raw product is perishable so requires efficient distribution systems and refrigerated storage. A highly processed product like milk powder does not have these expensive requirements.
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