Cucumber News
#61
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I've been checking cucumber prices on our travels, here are my findings.
Australia (Aldi) AUS$1
Australia (Coles) AUS$2
Hong Kong (M&S) £1.50 - imported from Spain
Hong Kong (Supermarket) £2
UK (Asda) 42p
Dunedin whopping NZ$5.99 (£3.43) is going to take some beating.
Australia (Aldi) AUS$1
Australia (Coles) AUS$2
Hong Kong (M&S) £1.50 - imported from Spain
Hong Kong (Supermarket) £2
UK (Asda) 42p
Dunedin whopping NZ$5.99 (£3.43) is going to take some beating.
I loves you I does.
Cue the defenders of the NZ cucumber prices.
You do know they will be considered almost 'in season' as it's nearly summer now ( except for the weather which is pants ) so we should consider ourselves lucky they've gone down a couple of dollars .
Oh well. Soon the slightly squishy ones that aren't selling coz of the price will be 2 for a $5
#62
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I've worked in one of those massive greenhouses that grow commercially in the past and they're heated for a big part of the year at least on the South Island. Every year everything is pulled out and replanted. The one I worked in was growing tomatoes and towards the end of a growing season the tomatoes get smaller and the vines get more and more disease ridden so the quality isn't really what they consider supermarket standard. There's about 8 weeks where the new plants are replanted and then constantly pruned and fixed with clips onto wires suspended from the ceiling and then picking begins again of the fruit but it doesn't matter how much you heat the glasshouses as sometimes there's just not enough sunlight to make the plants produce all year long and I imagine the same would go for cucumbers.
So what I'm saying is maybe that's why cucumbers are more expensive here and I wouldn't really want to buy a cucumber flown in from another country like they do in the UK as there's a massive carbon footprint.
Just one of the many useless pieces of information I have going around in my head.
So what I'm saying is maybe that's why cucumbers are more expensive here and I wouldn't really want to buy a cucumber flown in from another country like they do in the UK as there's a massive carbon footprint.
Just one of the many useless pieces of information I have going around in my head.
#63
Re: Cucumber News
I've been checking cucumber prices on our travels, here are my findings.
Australia (Aldi) AUS$1
Australia (Coles) AUS$2
Hong Kong (M&S) £1.50 - imported from Spain
Hong Kong (Supermarket) £2
UK (Asda) 42p
Dunedin whopping NZ$5.99 (£3.43) is going to take some beating.
Australia (Aldi) AUS$1
Australia (Coles) AUS$2
Hong Kong (M&S) £1.50 - imported from Spain
Hong Kong (Supermarket) £2
UK (Asda) 42p
Dunedin whopping NZ$5.99 (£3.43) is going to take some beating.
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Re: Cucumber News
I've worked in one of those massive greenhouses that grow commercially in the past and they're heated for a big part of the year at least on the South Island. Every year everything is pulled out and replanted. The one I worked in was growing tomatoes and towards the end of a growing season the tomatoes get smaller and the vines get more and more disease ridden so the quality isn't really what they consider supermarket standard. There's about 8 weeks where the new plants are replanted and then constantly pruned and fixed with clips onto wires suspended from the ceiling and then picking begins again of the fruit but it doesn't matter how much you heat the glasshouses as sometimes there's just not enough sunlight to make the plants produce all year long and I imagine the same would go for cucumbers.
So what I'm saying is maybe that's why cucumbers are more expensive here and I wouldn't really want to buy a cucumber flown in from another country like they do in the UK as there's a massive carbon footprint.
Just one of the many useless pieces of information I have going around in my head.
So what I'm saying is maybe that's why cucumbers are more expensive here and I wouldn't really want to buy a cucumber flown in from another country like they do in the UK as there's a massive carbon footprint.
Just one of the many useless pieces of information I have going around in my head.
Also Spain is as near to the UK and nearer, than most parts of Australia is to NZ.
#66
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2 telegraph cucumbers for $2.49 in New World, Whangaparaoa. I only wanted one
#68
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My Wife is in Auckland at the moment and we were comparing some prices and at the moment she saw 3 Avocados (large) for $4 where as tescos were doing 1 large for £1 so cheaper in NZ ....wow! god job I like Avocados
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Sky high avocado prices drive black market | Stuff.co.nz
#70
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Like most things here you will find relatively cheap in season but heaven forbid if you find yourself wanting an avocado in middle of winter; you'll either be paying $5 each or trying to source some black market contraband.
Sky high avocado prices drive black market | Stuff.co.nz
Sky high avocado prices drive black market | Stuff.co.nz
#71
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I know I'm going to sound like a right old bore but I don't think we should see 39p cucumbers as a good thing, no more than $6 ones! I don't want food to be produced as cheaply as possible, just a fair price. I also think it's sensible that in a small geographically isolated country fresh produce is seasonally priced.
Having said that, I am loving the greater selection of fruit and vegetables (among other groceries) for lower cost here in Oz. It tickles me to buy "locally grown" pineapples, figs, mangos etc from the Farmer's Market. Can't afford the feijoas though
Having said that, I am loving the greater selection of fruit and vegetables (among other groceries) for lower cost here in Oz. It tickles me to buy "locally grown" pineapples, figs, mangos etc from the Farmer's Market. Can't afford the feijoas though
#72
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I know I'm going to sound like a right old bore but I don't think we should see 39p cucumbers as a good thing, no more than $6 ones! I don't want food to be produced as cheaply as possible, just a fair price. I also think it's sensible that in a small geographically isolated country fresh produce is seasonally priced.
Having said that, I am loving the greater selection of fruit and vegetables (among other groceries) for lower cost here in Oz. It tickles me to buy "locally grown" pineapples, figs, mangos etc from the Farmer's Market. Can't afford the feijoas though
Having said that, I am loving the greater selection of fruit and vegetables (among other groceries) for lower cost here in Oz. It tickles me to buy "locally grown" pineapples, figs, mangos etc from the Farmer's Market. Can't afford the feijoas though
#73
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I'd love the cheap feijoas though!
#74
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They will be shortly virtually giving away avocados here as they don't keep ,
whereas a few weeks ago they were many $$ each and that drove an illicit black market.
#75
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I don't know even when I bought it, it must have either been given to me or I bought it as a mystery plant from a market or something.
When it first produced fruit I didn't know what they were, I guessed they were kiwi fruit but after feeding most of them to the goats I realised once ripened they were passionfruit!
The thing fruits prolifically and the flowers are gorgeous