Absolutely shocked at the rising prices of Broccoli & Cauliflower. Seems something is a miss when it’s cheaper to eat Pork than Broccoli & Cauliflower exactly double the price of the UK at the moment. It’s no surprise to see lifestyle diseases creeping up when it’s cheaper to eat the processed meats on the side of the road. Food for thought !! ????

Should I invest?

just checked the fridge, Got a 200g head of broccoli in there.... cost me Bt130.00 at Foodland.

 

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

35 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

just checked the fridge, Got a 200g head of broccoli in there.... cost me Bt130.00 at Foodland.

 

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

TOPS/Foodland pricey.. Bg-C much more reasonable for Cauliflower at least.

1 minute ago, tonray said:

TOPS/Foodland pricey.. Bg-C much more reasonable for Cauliflower at least.

Ewww shopping at BigC, no thanks.

 

but the Broccoli sold there, what is the country of origin ?

Edited October 23, 20214 yr by Ralf001

If only I had to worry about the price of Veg.

Lots of other veg available if it's that important grown it ya self. 

Can eat all the ready-to- eat Broccoli & Other Healthy Veg (not Cauli) you can stuff under one sitting at Sizzler Salad Bar for 140 baht (mon- fri).After a 24 hour Fast I can get three heaped (small) plates down !Includes Quail Eggs, Pasta & Soups …….

frozen at makro should be reasonable. Search on their application, order for stock for freezer. Free delivery over 3k.

My way of surviving is going directly to makro and searching for discounted vegetables corner, with short expiry, usually 50%, sometimes less. If not much there, I would top up with catering size bags.

Same with discounted shelves between dairy, fish and meat sections.

I tend to buy seasonal fruits and vegetables.

 

Now is the time to plant seeds for a winter harvest

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

just checked the fridge, Got a 200g head of broccoli in there.... cost me Bt130.00 at Foodland.

 

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

Gourmet Market if you’re in Bangkok.  Chinese Broccoli is ฿110/kg, Thai Organic Broccoli is ฿150/kg

3 hours ago, tonray said:

TOPS/Foodland pricey.. Bg-C much more reasonable for Cauliflower at least.

There hasn't been any Broc in CM Big C for 2 weeks - - 

Just now, 1FinickyOne said:

There hasn't been any Broc in CM Big C for 2 weeks - - 

I'm usually a Cauliflower buyer ....haven't checked on broccoli. 

It is the rainy season and floods ,same most years, all veg is expensive  Chines Kale is now 70-80 baht/kg. coriander in the UK is now about half that of Thailand. 

Saw a big load of cabbages bound to the Dalart Thai ,wholesale market near Rangsit ,come from flooded Petchaboon ,they will be expensive.

Most  good veg now will be imported ,Big C celery  90 baht ,about the same as the UK,comes from China.

6 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

just checked the fridge, Got a 200g head of broccoli in there.... cost me Bt130.00 at Foodland.

 

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

Stick with Foodlands.

 

Probably not coated with pesticide.

U hv balance living on everything $$$$ then do the math ..eg electric bill uk ? 

Thailand 950 baht month in my condo ...taxi  3k ride 60 baht bolt ..uk 

As mentioned frozen veg cheap ..anyway .. chicken rice food court terminal 21 40 baht. Etc etc ????

One of the advantages of not eating vegetables I guess.

21 hours ago, jasonr3255 said:

Absolutely shocked at the rising prices of Broccoli & Cauliflower.

What was the price say 6-12 months ago?

22 minutes ago, bbko said:

What was the price say 6-12 months ago?

A few weeks ago you could buy at 69 baht a kilo in Big C

21 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

159 baht in Makro yesterday - imported.................

2 days ago wife bought a Cauliflower in the market for 30B but she says last ones now , end of season.

Lovely with honey and cheese sauce. The cauli. that is.

20 hours ago, tonray said:

TOPS/Foodland pricey.. Bg-C much more reasonable for Cauliflower at least.

Don't forget the price of insecticides have gone up, and they spray like hell.

We are witnessing worldwide, runaway inflation. And nobody wants to talk about it, officially. 

In the market of my village in north CM, buy one Bt50.. take another one for free. The benefit of life far from the town..

It is getting better even. 

A kilogramme of chicken parts (mid wings, thighs, drum sticks etc.) are anything between 51 - 65 Baht. Apart from Broccoli and Cauliflower, the same weight of Peperoni (Bell Peppers, Capsicum) are 139 Baht - all in Makro. 

Question; is it more expensive to "produce" a kilogramme of chicken or self-growing vegetables?  Go figure! 

I buy my broccoli frozen at B59 a kilo from Makro

 

And what's more, it's mostly actual broccoli not as much as 50% stalk when buying fresh at Makro And the cauliflower in my Makro store is terrible quality and I just won't buy it

 

In fact I am irritated by all the stuff that has weight made up of stalk and piles of leaves (on leaks) and so on!

 

There, I have said it!

23 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

just checked the fridge, Got a 200g head of broccoli in there.... cost me Bt130.00 at Foodland.

 

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

Certainly not on Foodland... suggest you venture to a market.

Not easy to grow during the rainy season, especially so if it's organic. The slugs and snails happily munch their way through it overnight, the price isn't an issue as far as they are concerned.

When I can be bothered I go out with a torch at night and set about collecting them. On average I can collect about 500 of the bu##ers a night. 

All I can say is I wish we were gettting 150 baht a kilo for our broccoli or, better still, our snails. ????  

23 hours ago, jasonr3255 said:

Food for thought

Yes indeed. Maybe due to transportation costs? Both vegetables are not grown on a commercial scale in Thailand, so have to be imported (as here in Cambodia). Australia was a big exporter but nowadays it is China and for reference:-

 

The Australian fresh broccoli and cauliflower industries have experienced significant displacement in export markets. Exports for both products have declined rapidly in recent years. Export volumes of have collectively fallen by 92 per cent since its peak in 2001.

China now produces 45 per cent of the world’s cauliflower and broccoli. Its production has grown 51 per cent since the year 2000.

 

https://ausveg.com.au/app/data/technical-insights/docs/VG05028.pdf

 

Incidentally, sometimes I can buy delicious Australian celery when in season.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

We are witnessing worldwide, runaway inflation. And nobody wants to talk about it, officially. 

Jack Dorsey, Twitters CEO, apparently does - thinks hyperinflation is coming!