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Originally Posted by T3rminator
You go to the farmers markets, there is a big premium on staple goods. You go to the stand alone butchers and fruit & veg shops out in whoop whoop, and more often its more expensive than the supermarkets. How can that be? $9 for a loaf of country baked bread! Eeeek! With the recession coming, these shops won't be able to compete.
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Usually country markets are well priced from local growers, I would much rather buy a fresh apple from say for example, Snowline fruits here in Beechworth knowing its been picked in the last few days than buying a half price 1 year old stored Woolies one.
As Boson reply says it's the beardy weirdy mob driving up the market stalls prices.
Can you remember the organisation like the CWA and quality cakes they would sell at the local markets. Now its all craft beer, $2 Chinese junk and Emma's fairy cake stalls trying to infiltrate country markets.
And as previously mentioned have a quick look at the trucks parked behind the markets to see where some of these stall holders have come from. Some drive from cities or far and beyond to flog their wares, me I buy from locals within the North East or whatever local sellers depending my location at the time.
As for butcher shop quality and price it doesn't compare to crappy supermarket cryovac packaged stuff.