i claudius Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Have any of you noticed recently that apples have rocketed in price ,fugi used to be quite cheap but here in Pattaya ,they are not only harder to find but have almost doubled in price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotoo Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Seasonal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 OP not sure what apples you are buying but I have been paying roughly the same for at least the last 6 months? Packs of the same sort of apples from Makro went up from 99 baht to 115 baht but that is not doubling. I tend to buy at the Pattaya Tai market however not so much the supermarkets unless on offer. oh and no problem finding at the moment - unless you are talking a specific variety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I've noticed no significant change. Bought 5 in Tesco for 55B the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 I've noticed no significant change. Bought 5 in Tesco for 55B the other day. Yes these are the ones that went from 49b to 82 b and are now on "special" at 55b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketjock Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I've noticed no significant change. Bought 5 in Tesco for 55B the other day. Yes these are the ones that went from 49b to 82 b and are now on "special" at 55b I have never actually seen any apples called " fugi ", I thought that was a type of poison fish from Japan???, But I have been buying Fuji apples in Tops here in Phuket for some years now and they come in plastic trays containing 5 apples enclosed in a red coloured mesh. They have been 69 baht since I first bought them and were still 69 baht when I purchased some the other day. Having said that there has always been on offer single fuji apples of a larger size for anything between 25 to 50 baht per apple. Can't say I have noticed any substantial price rise in them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 All Apple products are much more expensive than equivalent products :-D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Sorry yes Fuji we cannot seem to get those any more now they do not seem to have them they were 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Does anyone know why we can't get cookers here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Does anyone know why we can't get cookers here? Because Thais don't bake or have ovens & they taste lousy if not cooked..? Would be my guess..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I have had some good luck at Tesco on occasion. NZ apples usually taste great and sell fast at a good price, I would check in weekly when I have the opportunity. Can't be certain, but I think I've seen Granny Smiths sometimes. The usual Pink Lady apples from China, sometimes apples from S Africa and Oz. USA apples out of the question. Big C is also good to keep an eye on. I usually avoid apples in the regular produce market because I know they don't keep well in the heat. The big stores may not keep their apples refrigerated but ambient air conditioning makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketjock Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Does anyone know why we can't get cookers here? Granny Smiths are regularly on sale in Tops here in Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Does anyone know why we can't get cookers here? Granny Smiths are regularly on sale in Tops here in Phuket. They are easily available in Chiang Mai and have been for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Bramleys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Does anyone know why we can't get cookers here? Some times see in Tesco... Granny Smith... (but Tesco on Samui is pretty bad with many produce items lately other items too ) Knowing you live on Samui 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2004 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I think all fruit is expensive here (especially compared to thai wages). More so when you think in this climate it just falls off the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Thanks Jimmy. I have seen Granny Smiths but have yet to find these: (the earlier photo look like GS /non-cookers but were offered as Bramleys by google!) Edited September 22, 2014 by evadgib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Chinese Apples may go up in price and European should fall because of Russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Does Thailand produce apples? I would have thought that up North in the cooler climes they would flourish. Seems all apples here are imported, seen them from Chile, NZ, Canada etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Does Thailand produce apples? I would have thought that up North in the cooler climes they would flourish. Seems all apples here are imported, seen them from Chile, NZ, Canada etc. Seen also from France and a lot from China (China is the biggest apple producer worldwide) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Does Thailand produce apples? I would have thought that up North in the cooler climes they would flourish. Seems all apples here are imported, seen them from Chile, NZ, Canada etc. Good question, I don't think so, sadly. They produce wine now but that demands a hotter climate than apples. An nice apple is my all time favorite fruit, when I was a boy back in Denmark we were always out looking for them when it was season and sometimes had to run for dear life but with the pockets full of apples so it was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I dont know if apples can be grown in Thailand. If they could it would be Fuji or Gala because they require the least chilling period of any. Maybe up around Loei? Apples, peaches and apricots especially need a cold dormant period and some varieties more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Does anyone know why we can't get cookers here? Because Thais don't bake or have ovens & they taste lousy if not cooked..? Would be my guess..... How do they make their bread, cakes & pastries? In a saucepan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just got 5 pack of fuji in Tesco that a month ago was paying 49b now 82b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just got 5 pack of fuji in Tesco that a month ago was paying 49b now 82b Tesco are probably just trying to rectify that £250 million hole they have found in their accounts........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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