Market list

1. POT ROAST

Pot roast for that special luncheon or dinner occasion should be easy to come by this week in meat shops and supermarkets across the island. If you are shopping for the meat in any meat shop, rural or urban, the asking price for a pound of meat will be $180.

If, however, your shopping spot happens to be in the delicatessen establishments, be those in the Corporate Area or the rural parts, the price per pound will be $380.

2. SWEET POTATOES

If sweet potatoes happen to be your favourite staple, be prepared to pay a high price for the product this week. The asking price for a pound (454.55g) of sweet potatoes in mid-island capitals like May Pen and Spanish Town will range between $60 and $70 per pound this week, and Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market will quote those same prices. Lower-priced outlets in downtown Kingston will ask $50 this week for a pound of sweet potatoes.

3. HONG KONG SOY SAUCE

A tasty sauce that is bound to improve the flavour of your cooking, particularly the stews and soups, is Hong Kong Soy Sauce. The 296-milligram bottle currently on offer in groceries and supermarkets will shorten your spending money by $100. Water and soya bean salt are the key ingredients in the product.

4. COOKING TOMATOES

So good are supplies of cooking tomatoes in retail markets these days, the asking price in most retail outlets is $50. This price applies to Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market. Also, downtown Kingston's less-costly selling spots can ask as little as $30 this week for a pound (454.55g) of cooking tomatoes.

5. GEDDY's BAKED BEANS

Want to try a tasty tinned pulse? How about some Geddy's Baked Beans. The 130-gram tin will extract $150 from your spending money. Beans, tomatoes, seasoning, water, sugar and salt make up the tasty treat. It is bound to go over well with most family members.

6. MANGOES

Popular summer-time fruit mango is on offer in a number of retail markets at this time. The St Julian and East Indian will range from $60 to $100 each, while the less costly of the varieties commonly referred to as common mangoes, and which include varieties like stringy, blackie and hairy, will sell at $150 per dozen.

7. EVE FRUIT PUNCH

Looking for a tasty thirst-quencher? How about some Eve Fruit Punch? The 500-milligram tin on offer in supermarkets and delicatessen establishments will lessen your spending money by $170. Pineapple concentrate, orange concentrate, guava flavour, cane sugar and citric acid make up the thirst quencher. You can serve it chilled or with ice cubes, depending on your preference, of course.

8. YELLOW YAM

Yellow yam, that most-fancied of the yam family, is going to cost you a little more money this week than the price you paid last week. The staple is currently being offered at $60 to $70 per pound in most rural retail markets. Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market will quote those same prices as well at this time. Less-costly selling locations in downtown Kingston can ask $50 at this time for a pound of yellow yam.

9. MAGGI COCONUT MILK

Want to enhance the flavour of your rice and peas? How about some Maggi Coconut Milk? The 50-gram packet on offer in groceries and supermarkets will shorten your spending money by $70. The product is made up of coconut milk and sodium phosphate.

10. STRING BEANS

If string beans happen to be your favourite pulse, you can pick up supplies in most retail markets at this time for more than $50 per pound. This price applies to most rural markets and Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market as well. Less-costly selling spots in downtown Kingston can ask as little as $40 this week for a pound of string bean.

11. Matouk's PEANUT BUTTER

A scrumptious spread for bread or biscuits that you can pick up in some supermarkets and groceries is Matouk's Peanut Butter. The 165-gram bottle will extract $450 from your spending money. Sugar, peanuts, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cotton seed oil and sugar are the key ingredients that make up the product.

12. CABBAGE

This leafy vegetable favourite is on good offer these days in most retail markets over the island. The asking price for a pound of the product in most retail markets is $50. This price is also being quoted in Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market. Lower-priced retail outlets in downtown Kingston can ask as little as $40 this week for a pound of cabbage.

Prices at a Glance

ITEM	OPEN MART	SUPERMARKETS &	MOBAY			GROCERIES

Pot roast	$180	$380	$180

Hong Kong Soy
Sauce (296g bottle)	$100	$100	$102

Classic Corned
Beef (198g tin)	160	180	85

Cooking tomatoes (lb)	50	70	50

Mangoes	80/150 ea	100/150	80/150

Geddys Select Baked

Beans 130g tin	125	125	130

Eve Fruit Punch

(500ml tin)	170	170	172

Maggi Coconut Milk

(50g packet)	70	70	72

String beans (lb)	50	70	50

Cabbage (lb)	50	70	50

Yellow yam (lb)	60/70	90	60/70