Market Bag: Soup vendor Bulbie shops for staples as prices fluctuate
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shoppers at the Coronation Market will encounter a mixed basket in terms of prices this week.
Persistent dry conditions continue to impact farming, pushing up the prices of some produce including tomatoes at $150 per pound, Scotch bonnet peppers at $350 per pound, sweet peppers at $400 per pound, bananas at $1,400 a dozen and lettuce at $700 per head.
Plantains ($700 for three) also continue to be a pricey commodity.
Still, other food items held steady or declined, including onions at $200 per pound.
In this week’s episode of Market Bag, popular soup vendor Nicardo “Bulbie” Sayer joins host Carlysia Ramdeen as he shops for the fresh ingredients behind his signature Bulbie Soups, a favourite among soup lovers.
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