Beneath Solomon Islands: $10 for a single mango

Jones Justus Otafalu

What can you say about such price in relates to levels of household income(high, medium and low), Mango naturally grown without any cost of production but price $10 each, how much more prices of produced goods (photo:Central market Honiara) sign blo price no control na ya,

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Alexander McDonald Unless our farmers start producing for sale (commercial farming) price of goods at the market will remain high. At the moment most of the farmers are just selling their surplus derived from subsistence farming. Another contributing factor too is that m...See More

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Tesua Muakitangata Unbelievable! When converted, these are equivalent to NZ prices for these products, and people are expected to pay for these basic food with Solomon Islands wages and salaries. What is so wrong with our economy? It's not sustainable, and the Government needs to intervene and do something about the ridiculous situation people face daily.

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Li Kris for a grass root person the price is fairly reasonable since the cost of leaving in Honiara is really expensive. Go into a chinese shop and see the price for a kids slipper which is sbd15.00 which could have been SBD5.00. I can only feel for the poor fellow who was selling the mango at the market.

15 hours ago · Like · 3
James K Faiau TM, support. Its what people earn is the problem, our price of goods still cheap when compare...Whats wrong with our economy?

15 hours ago via mobile · Like
Phil Wessey Baura Oketa ae $10. tumas na ya...samting ya grow n ripe seleva....no any big waka lo hem nomoa. Price Control team should putum cut off price lo kaen ya...

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Alexander McDonald It is a fact that Mangoes here are not cultivated but left to grow on their own without any human labour input. Having this said we must also feel for the poor farmers who still have to pay for other costs in getting the product to sale such as transpo...See More

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Rodney Ahikau True wan na man, lo wan side iumi sawe askm iumi seleva taem iumi lukm High price,, people ba paym finisim too ia or? hemia hem bargain price ia or? hm market fo seafare fo go christmas holiday lo temotu or where?...bt lo nara hand iumi mas sawe life hm hard & expensive tu ia dstaem..bt true na if evry thing lo market price hm osem, ba iumi no gud ia..cos iumi every market na meeting place ba...

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Li Kris if the person who was selling the Mango @ $10.00 only sold on 5 mangos' that day he would made on $50 backs. Now take into consideration market fees, sugar, salt, washing soap, kerosine, and some more required need for a rural dweller. Do we really believe that $10.00 is a rip off?

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Tonny Abraham Local farmer but save lo law blo local marketing too...taem inflation hem take place lo country ma olketa farmer increasem to price blo local products....this will enable our poor farmers to obtain money for their survival.But for us who just enjoy bu...See More

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Casper Fa'asala The choice is yours..plant a mango tree or buy it. These rural market dwellers contribute to paying Public Service Salaries and other Services. They also been taxed when they use that $10.00 to buy from the shop out of which services are provided and...See More

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Wills Tau Its Individual choice, whether to buy o not..If one want to invest in nutritious food, he /she will reap the outcome.Also Our price control unit @ d ministry of commerce seems to be lack of man power.

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Raf Inha I think might be at the time that's the only person who sell mango at the main market. If it is true den that person can act like monopoly or he or she can be the price maker of his or her own product (mango). Thus we cannot say anything, but we hav to go for the sellers price if we want to buy the mango, if not thn find another substitute products... Simply the choice is yours (consumers)!......

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Aii Bii $10 dollar u wakem.. that's Outrageous.. who na actually controlom ota price level blo ota localthings osem ya. Man waka but ba no save affordim tu ya..

12 hours ago · Like
Ken Solodi So the fruits on the plastic would worth SBD200+. Deductem all other fees and fare......an family lo expectem samting taem kasem hom.....so olketa waku tekem samfala seleni moa.....turu tumas. lol

12 hours ago · Like
Jimmy S Hanahunu Price ya som that lucky noma na umi no dpend lo money olsem oketa lo Australia and America for umi live. Sapos olsem ya bae umi die ya...LOL...Hard tumas for me pem ota banana and mango lo market ya. Just plant our own and eat to live and praise God...hehehe

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Andy Charteris Put it simply, its all about supply and demand. Perhaps there is a high demand for mangoes at the moment.
Otherwise, if the cost price is too high, very few people will buy the goods. The sellers hopefully will adjust their prices accordingly - it makes business sense (all about maximising profit).

12 hours ago via mobile · Like
Andy Charteris Market price not 'cost price'

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Paul Siama Nogud barata ia hem 3rd or 4th supplier nao hem sell distaem ia. So hem addim transport expense, 1st and 2nd suppliers then market fee before hem mekem final price blo hem ia...hehehehehe. Kaen blo ufela JSH ia...heheheh

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Unique Kay price ya sud no osem nmoa ya but problem na kaen ota second pipol pay den resell so hem na hem osem ya..oh hao ba

12 hours ago · Like · 1
Paul Siama hehehehe...pe hem ia nao. Hem sem mark be mi talem ia nao.

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Cggn Kr If the produce with the high costs (as some have alluded to) don't sell at the end of the day, then it will be a problem (& marketeers know the skills about this) ,,,however, if they can sell most/all of them before 6pm, then they have their "target ma...See More

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Jimmy S Hanahunu hahahahaaa...@PS...mango & banana but oketa man whole sale lo hem olsem noodle too oketa aee...LOL.....go go mango juice lo shop but price blo hem cheaper than mango fruit lo market na....seeeiii...umi oraet yet ya man...LOL

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Kiriau George eee..price ya osem 1fa tsunami strete na..

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Jimmy S Hanahunu hahahahahaaaaa...@tsunami...lol

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Di Outkazt I think the price is fair and still reasonable since government hem forgetem that there are people down there at rural level who also rely much on the necesssaries , wants and basic needs to survive. While govt hem helpem those at the upper class to af...See More

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Jimmy S Hanahunu Oketa rural people plantim mango ya no selem too. Oketa man desperate for $$$ lo Honiara ya nao oketa buym from rural farmers and then re-selem for tsunami ya....hahahahahahahaaa....Besides, mango blo me lo SM ripe me harvest and eat. Any wan like peim mango from me, 50c for one mango fruit....hehehehe....$10 ya tumas naia. Mango juice lo store but $5 noma....hehehehe

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Di Outkazt Mango juice lo store leavim go hem $5 cos no anyone like dringim or like buyim too....Fresh Juicy mango lelbetch......JSH me save u man for kakai mango so downim lo 10c olsem mekem sales blo u finish quick...hehe

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Paul Siama JSH safe selem mango fruit fo 50c nomoa ia and Mega pod egg bae free...so taem go home DQ u order lo auwa ia nomoa....hehehehehe

10 hours ago · Like
Di Outkazt PS ..U man........

10 hours ago · Like
Jimmy S Hanahunu hahahahahahaaa.....but that is the price lo home naia boys...Mango 50 c for 1.

10 hours ago · Like
Paul Siama heehheheh...JSH...ma kasim home too...heheheh

10 hours ago · Like
Di Outkazt hahaha......

10 hours ago · Like
Kim Litera hem expensive coz ogeta usim crain lo SIAE fo harvestim mango...hahaha tumas na.

9 hours ago · Like
Kim Litera osem ia.. ogeta like pay mobile phone tu ia... iu save na staka lo rural area garem mobile na....

9 hours ago · Like
Jones Justus Otafalu the prices of goods and services in the solomon islands ia more like a strategy used to reduce consumption, middle and lower income earners are suffering to meet end needs..

9 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1
Terry Brown I am afraid some of the pricing at the Central Market is a sign of desperation. If the seller has a really good supply (such as pineapples during the season), a low price will bring sales. I have sometimes thought some vendors have colluded on prices t...See More

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Kim Litera LAzy na..

8 hours ago · Like
Kim Litera They bring less fruits for less pay for truck hire then they made this silly price. this is so unacceptable.. people need fruits to stay healthy but becoz of the price today, consumers just hang around the market with an empty plastic bag.

8 hours ago · Like
Kim Litera Sometimes I dont get the point, In Asia where people are over crowded and lots of populations whom the greens and fruits are so very cheap. in terms of farms and lands, Solomon have very much good lands for farming...somehow if wil backfires again to the issue of education, need more training and more info to these people for them to understand certain things.

8 hours ago · Like · 1
Kim Litera Anyway Im planning to plant my own greens in the backyard... 6 months is not too long...hahaha

8 hours ago · Like
Washa Au it depends if the mango and banana are sold by the black market people then that is where we will find the higher the price

8 hours ago · Like
Terry Brown There is price-gouging all along: truck fares, middlemen, market fees, all of which contribute to inflation and prices that people cannot afford. It would help if decentralized markets could be developed, for example, at White River or Ranadi, rather then forcing everyone to come into the centre of Honiara. Again, no vision for the city of Honiara, just let money rule.

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Kim Litera TB you are correct on that... how will this things should be fix... people will suffer... low pay of there work, have many kids to feed, bus fares,...it will lead to poverty someday.

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Sione Tuhaika Hem tumas na but that's a sign of country with high inflation rate. Fuel cost, transportation cost, mango price go up lol. Next, bae hem $20 for two peanuts .. Welcome to post RAMSI Solomon Islands. Our government should send a team to Zimbabwe and find out how to print a dollar note with 13 zeros on it ...

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Irene'e Arifu mahn ae...ufala winnim mifala naa...lol.

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Edmond Heau Everybody is blaming different people for the inflation BUT WITHOUT PROOF! Accountant lelebet,hehehe

2 hours ago · Like
Alfiy Amjay this is toooooooo much banana but no ripe gut too.....

about an hour ago · Like
Sione Tuhaika Inflation is something that goes up and down. Blong Solo, hem go up "exponentially" which means oketa leaders no save usim head fo daonim inflation rate!

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James Callender "Mango naturally grown without any cost of production but price $10 each"
No cost of production? Even in the village setting before, they could barter a melon for something else. Can you expect people to give them away then?
I suggest you think about...See More

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Jones Justus Otafalu JC, the idea of opportunity cost is all about making best choice from alternatives, in this case, she has been engaging in other things during the period the mango naturally got flowers and up until the fruit is ready to be used, some one climbs the mango tree and harvested the fruit stored it to ripe and sell at the market, the whole of the process she doesn't need much choice or decision to be made except for the marketing days she spent selling her mango she have to forgone other actives and that is the cost she involved, to compare or give example for melon relates to opportunity cost is quiet interesting, Melon needs more human labor and time to fullfill this actives; brush and clean the bush, mounting, planting, weddings, harvesting, and selling, therefore if the price of the melon is quiet high its reasonable becos along the period of time she spent more time on melon than other activities, to dress inflation/higher price, those concern should look at the causes of inflation and try make or adjust policies that will help reduce inflation

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Sione Tuhaika I agree Jones. By the way, government policies do play a huge role in inflation in the country.

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Valeriano Kwany Nowadays no such thing is free, if you see those mothers selling mangoes they have to spend bout $50 or $100 for the climbers and truck fare for a tray to transport that mangoes to the market is about $80 to $100 so you can calculate your cost against the price so at the end of the day the poor mother just end $60 to $150 a day if that day is a lucky day..... thats the reality

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