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Post by Bill Phillips Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:37 pm

While shopping at our local grocery store in central Ontario (Minden) I noticed Avocados for sale for $1.79 Cdn. each....  .70 cents off!

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Post by ferret Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:02 pm

OUCH! You could post the prices of other veggie's as well and they'd be a shocker for most Americans and Mexicans alike.
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Post by BisbeeGal Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:19 pm

It's a bit unfair to compare prices between a domestic product sold within its source of origin, to an imported item. What's Super Lake selling maple syrup for these days??
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Post by ferret Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:46 pm

I no longer buy maple syrup in SuperLake. I do buy the real maple syrup (imported) at Walmart. Requires label reading until you know what you're looking for... and it's gone from 100 pesos to 120 pesos a bottle in the last two years. Beware because it's not always there. It's an occasional treat to be used sparingly.
Canada's growing season is short so most veggies, even those grown locally, are expensive pretty much all year round. I am always shell shocked when I visit and am buying food.
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Post by sm1mex Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:52 pm

Avocados 29 pesos a kilo this Tuesday at Walmart. About 1.37 US for 2.2. pounds. :-))

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Post by BisbeeGal Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:11 pm

ferret wrote:I no longer buy maple syrup in SuperLake. I do buy the real maple syrup (imported) at Walmart. Requires label reading until you know what you're looking for... and it's gone from 100 pesos to 120 pesos a bottle in the last two years. Beware because it's not always there. It's an occasional treat to be used sparingly.
Canada's growing season is short so most veggies, even those grown locally, are expensive pretty much all year round. I am always shell shocked when I visit and am buying food.

My point was, is it fair to compare the Chapala price of a domestic avocado, to the price of that same avocado after it's been imported to Canada? I.e., what's the price of Canadian Maple Syrup in Canada, vs. the price of the same item here sold here in Chapala? I don't know the answer, but my guess is you will pay more for almost any imported item of the same quality and/or brand.

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Post by ComputerGuy Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:38 pm

Ack, so what. He had fun paying a better price and wanted to tell us. I can dig it.

The bigger news is that locally the price of avocados has dropped from a stunning 65p+ price to 29. That's more like it.
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Post by mudgirl Fri Oct 09, 2020 3:42 pm

ferret wrote: Canada's growing season is short so most veggies, even those grown locally, are expensive pretty much all year round. I am always shell shocked when I visit and am buying food.

When I lived in Canada I'd buy fruit and veggies when they were in season and cheap, then freeze or can them. Also grew a big garden so didn't buy many veggies. And when I go there now in the summer, most of my friends and rellies also have gardens, so I don't buy that stuff.
But I'm also shocked when I go to the grocery store- it seems you can't walk out of there without paying at least $40CAN for a small bag of groceries, and that's not a bag full of fancy imported foods.

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Post by sm1mex Fri Oct 09, 2020 5:05 pm

We are fortunate to get fresh fruits and veggies here pretty reasonable. Fruit like berries all year round on road stands. Just picked field to table.

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Post by brigitte Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:39 pm

Last time I was in Paris the limes were a euro a piece... and really who cares we live in Mexico.. Local produce is cheaper than imported produce and it ishould not be a surprise.. Check out the price of truffles or Maple syrup or any imported stuff that most of us have no interest in anyways..

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Post by ComputerGuy Fri Oct 09, 2020 6:41 pm

Don't forget: the cartels have basically taken over the avocado trade in Mexico up north.
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