10% price cut in UK for fruits and veggies - Banmoco.co.uk

10% price cut in UK for fruits and veggies - Banmoco.co.uk

The news was announced yesterday that there would fever taxes of fruits and vegetables.

In supermarkets, a surplus of some of these produces have induced a 10 percent price cut for all fruit and vegetables.

According to food industry publication The Grocer, a bag of a dozen popular fruits and vegetables ordinarily cost about £9.69 during the month of November, which represents a 9.9 per cent decrease during the same month last year.

Richard Dodd, a representative for British Retail Consortium, said this is welcomed news for people who are attetmpting to eat more healthily. Among falling food prices, vegetables and Fresh fruit are the top performers.

Mr Dodd said that many crops have been larger than last year, both in the UK and abroad, and food retailers are helping producers and customers by having promotions that stimulate demand and reduce prices.

Despite the Government urging all people to consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetables per day, a study for The Grocer magazine earlier this year revealed that many people were curbing efforts to eat healthily because of the recession

The Grocer magazine said said that prices could no longer be used as excuses for not eating healthily, with prices dropping across The Grocer’s fruit and vegetable section with many dramatically less expensive than twelve months ago.
The biggest price fall is experienced by banana-lovers. On average, the fruit is 36 per cent less expensive than last year. Fresh lemons and garlic are 20 per cent cheaper, as apples and onions are 16 per cent less.

Other less expensive produce are oranges, iceberg lettuces and cauliflowers.