Originally Posted by Lynn R

Just an example (Carrefour is not the cheapest supermarket, and they would doubtless be cheaper in small greengrocers' shops and open air markets) they can be bought for €1.85 per kilo or €2.49 for 1.5 kg.

Carrefour: Ofertas en Electrodomésticos, Moda, Alimentación, Informática..

I don't know whether they would be Spanish grown, though, one grievance the farmers have is that the prices they are being offered are being driven down by cheap imports from countries outside the EU.

Originally Posted by olivefarmer

Lemons 10 cents a kilo

plastic bag 15 cents

Originally Posted by Lynn R

The 10 cents a kilo is what the growers are being offered by the supermarkets, not the retail price.

Originally Posted by growinspain

Growers do not deal directly with the supermarkets but with a middleman who then sells on to supermarkets , juice makers, etc...

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

Oh, right. Any idea what they retail for Lynn? The $1.80 each I mentioned was an offer/special price.

Originally Posted by bfg69bug

we buy 14kg of lemons at a time for €10 from a woman in the campo in alhaurin. She's got a finca full of trees. She also sells oranges and mandarins for the same price. I think it works out at 70c a kilo?

We have since found a garden centre selling local produce and they sell oranges at 3€ for 5kg. <60c/kg>

Originally Posted by bfg69bug

we buy 14kg of lemons at a time for €10 from a woman in the campo in alhaurin. She's got a finca full of trees. She also sells oranges and mandarins for the same price. I think it works out at 70c a kilo?

We have since found a garden centre selling local produce and they sell oranges at 3€ for 5kg. <60c/kg>