Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » December 18th, 2022, 7:44 pm

Just got myself some of the Hagen Daz in tunapuna. Real stocks.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 18th, 2022, 8:53 pm

in years gone by
sales would be sub $200

dogg · Postby **dogg** » December 19th, 2022, 5:37 pm

Saw a post where romaine lettuce was over $100 now.

So, apparently there's a lettuce shortage in the US.
A Lettuce Shortage Has Been Drastically Increasing Prices

Postby **eliteauto** » December 20th, 2022, 6:06 pm

Seems like the sorrel shortage serious, seeing pumpkins as much as $12 a lb that is pumpking

paid_influencer · Postby **paid_influencer** » December 20th, 2022, 6:33 pm

Massy had bags and bags of sorrel last few weekends. I didn't check price though.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 20th, 2022, 6:54 pm

went massy west mall today, they have foreign tomato and the local flood stunted ones more expensive and they labelling them as "plum tomato"

DMan7 · Postby **DMan7** » December 20th, 2022, 7:10 pm

Yea the foreign tomatoes are cheaper than the local ones, but not only due to the floods but before and all throughout the year as well.

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » December 20th, 2022, 7:20 pm

look like ppl hadda jink fruta sorrel or get d dry kind in a pack from a grocery ....

DMan7 · Postby **DMan7** » December 20th, 2022, 7:27 pm

Rovin wrote:look like ppl hadda jink fruta sorrel or get d dry kind in a pack from a grocery ....

What about See jink?

timelapse · Postby **timelapse** » December 20th, 2022, 7:28 pm

White oak sorrel

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 20th, 2022, 7:44 pm

it have no fruta sorrel this year, like smjaleel sucking salt with that
the only packaged one is orchard and it kinda expensive $18

but tbh the fruta and orchard sorrel taste very good, i bought a lot of the fruta last year

Rovin wrote:look like ppl hadda jink fruta sorrel or get d dry kind in a pack from a grocery ....

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » December 20th, 2022, 7:56 pm

They gonna have to import sorrel from New York and Florida for those pack drinks.
Hibiscus Roselle starting to be a big farming business up there.https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/where-does-hibiscus-come-from

Once again the government has failed with yet another important local and cultural agricultural sector.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 20th, 2022, 8:05 pm

i thought the govt was very much into promoting agri and diversification

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » December 20th, 2022, 8:11 pm

fruta sorrel imo taste a bit unnatural & too much sugar

orchard has less sugar & is more natural tasting , i found it strange d way price club didnt have a single 1 wk end gone

best sorrel jink though is a shandy , d angostura 1 not bad but not as good as d shandy ...

daring dragoon · Postby **daring dragoon** » December 21st, 2022, 4:13 am

Rovin wrote:fruta sorrel imo taste a bit unnatural & too much sugar

orchard has less sugar & is more natural tasting , i found it strange d way price club didnt have a single 1 wk end gone

best sorrel jink though is a shandy , d angostura 1 not bad but not as good as d shandy ...

even the fruta apple does be red an taste like some kinda medication compared to orchard that does be clearish and take like apple. only fruta grape i does buy otherwise i dont support that company.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 21st, 2022, 7:47 am

the fruta guava one is terrible
loaded with xanthan gum so the guava particles don’t settle
gives it a slimy feel

dogg · Postby **dogg** » December 21st, 2022, 7:51 am

I prefer Fruta over orchard any day. It just tastes better on the whole.

88sins · Postby **88sins** » December 21st, 2022, 8:02 am

I find it highly amusing that fellas here complain about the tastes and textures of commercially made beverage products, particularly when said beverages can be very easily made at home to taste 1000x better than the product they complain about, and healthier to boot.

Only thing might be an issue for some people to make is apple juice, and even that only requires a blender+strainer or a juicer. Nearly everything else needs either only a pot, or manual effort to squeeze the juice.

Some of allyuh fellas jokey fuh spite

DMan7 · Postby **DMan7** » December 21st, 2022, 2:41 pm

All this beat up when Tampico is the best.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 21st, 2022, 3:11 pm

nah ramsarans watered box juice ftw

DMan7 wrote:All this beat up when Tampico is the best.

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » December 21st, 2022, 6:43 pm

havent had a tampico in over a dozen yrs , never liked it from d 1st day i tried it , rel artificial tasting bisnis as is most of d rest of d econo juices

i stop buying swee drink over a decade ago & rather buy juice , fruta fairly cheap 3 for 20 not that long ago , orchard eh no best juice neither but certain flavors better in either brand

i often buy 1 liter size minute maid pulpy orange, portugal & mango\strawberry flavors , price ranging from about $9-11\12, it more realistic tasting than other products ...

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » December 21st, 2022, 6:47 pm

btw - like it eh have much pootigal harvest this year orrr ? .

u not seeing as much all now & despite all d floods wks ago d fruits itself kinda dry ...

bluefete · Postby **bluefete** » December 21st, 2022, 7:24 pm

Rovin wrote:btw - like it eh have much pootigal harvest this year orrr ? .

u not seeing as much all now & despite all d floods wks ago d fruits itself kinda dry ...

Last year (2021) there was a shortage of oranges.

From October 2022, there were oranges and portugals in abundance. November grapefruits came in.

I got some huge oranges yesterday on Charlotte St at $2 / one.

Portugals were dry this year and farmers say that it was due to the weather.

We are living in strange times for crop harvests.

timelapse · Postby **timelapse** » December 21st, 2022, 9:15 pm

Saw Orchard Sorrel in Chase Mart about an hour ago.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » December 21st, 2022, 9:21 pm

tru valu pulled the cheap french butter
no longer on shelves
like they realize they priced it too low

daring dragoon · Postby **daring dragoon** » December 22nd, 2022, 5:01 am

last year had a sorrel concentrate similar to mauby. i remember it in the ketchup like bottles. idk how it taste as i never like sorrel, i prefer solo ginger beer for the christmas.

hover11 · Postby **hover11** » December 22nd, 2022, 6:14 pm

Vendors at the Southern Wholesale Market in Debe say they are forced to cut their prices, selling below cost price and in some cases giving away produce because people simply cannot afford to buy.

Learn more...
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/market-vendors-f ... sh-prices/

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » December 22nd, 2022, 6:18 pm

well better they do that to at least get back $ they put out

so i jes see of fb that bicks open ah supermarket in curepe - any of u went n check it out ? ...

bluefete · Postby **bluefete** » December 22nd, 2022, 6:31 pm

Rovin wrote:well better they do that to at least get back $ they put out

so i jes see of fb that bicks open ah supermarket in curepe - any of u went n check it out ? ...

Bick's you say!!! Okaaaayyy then.

A lady was complaining today about the macco traffic caused by that supermarket.

nick639v2 · Postby **nick639v2** » December 22nd, 2022, 6:32 pm

hover11 wrote:Vendors at the Southern Wholesale Market in Debe say they are forced to cut their prices, selling below cost price and in some cases giving away produce because people simply cannot afford to buy.

Learn more...
https://www.cnc3.co.tt/market-vendors-f ... sh-prices/

What eh meet yuh doh pass yuh..

the farmers have my full sympathy and i support them directly when I could but see some of them vendors and resellers, they buss price last couple months for all kinda excuse while they beat down farmers at the wholesale markets badly. Now everyone holding their hand or directly going to the source and leaving resellers hanging.

kudos to the people who make the effort and early morning drives to the farmers directly…Good move TT