| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 9A5 Fruit and vegetable prices by month, 1997 |
(£) |
Unit |
Jan1 |
Feb |
March |
April1 |
May |
June |
July1 |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct1 |
Nov |
Dec |
|
| Plums (victoria) | 1 kg | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.50 |
- |
- |
- |
| Raspberries (in open) | 1 kg | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.93 |
1.87 |
1.52 |
- |
- |
- |
| Raspberries (covered) | 1 kg | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.47 |
2.05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Strawberries (in open) | 1 kg | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.52 |
1.41 |
1.44 |
1.42 |
- |
- |
- |
| Strawberries (covered) | 1 kg | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.70 |
1.74 |
2.17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rhubarb | 1 kg | - |
- |
- |
0.30 |
0.40 |
0.37 |
0.40 |
0.38 |
0.37 |
- |
- |
- |
| Brussel sprouts | 100 kg | 37.20 |
27.56 |
31.42 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Cabbage: | 100 kg | ||||||||||||
| -primo | - |
- |
- |
16.87 |
- |
31.65 |
18.40 |
18.90 |
18.90 |
15.75 |
22.05 |
- |
|
| -savoy | 22.05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18.90 |
18.90 |
17.32 |
- |
27.56 |
|
| -winter white | 13.78 |
17.32 |
18.74 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22.84 |
11.81 |
- |
- |
16.96 |
|
| -celtic cross | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| -other | 22.05 |
- |
23.62 |
17.64 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
19.68 |
- |
- |
|
| -spring | - |
- |
44.09 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Calabrese: | 100 kg | ||||||||||||
| -loose | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
114.81 |
121.85 |
- |
- |
71.65 |
- |
- |
|
| -wrapped | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
154.30 |
142.00 |
96.46 |
124.47 |
90.02 |
101.04 |
108.40 |
|
| Carrots: | 100 kg | ||||||||||||
| -bags | 15.75 |
14.36 |
12.72 |
13.93 |
14.85 |
14.17 |
21.69 |
19.56 |
16.87 |
17.80 |
16.69 |
15.50 |
|
| -boxes | 16.96 |
18.65 |
16.96 |
15.83 |
18.93 |
22.65 |
20.62 |
17.81 |
17.99 |
18.65 |
14.98 |
20.35 |
|
| -dirty/roots | 20.35 |
17.59 |
15.05 |
16.35 |
15.69 |
- |
22.05 |
21.48 |
19.00 |
18.27 |
18.92 |
20.35 |
|
| Cauliflower | dozen | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.00 |
3.53 |
3.80 |
4.20 |
2.75 |
3.20 |
| Leeks: | 100 kg | ||||||||||||
| -bundles | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
66.10 |
67.52 |
55.12 |
56.22 |
57.87 |
55.11 |
|
| -boxes | 76.05 |
57.32 |
59.53 |
57.32 |
60.78 |
- |
77.16 |
72.19 |
58.79 |
66.13 |
65.04 |
59.52 |
|
| -nets | 61.25 |
66.14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
66.10 |
66.14 |
- |
|
| Lettuce (in open): | dozen | ||||||||||||
| -flat | - |
- |
- |
1.30 |
3.50 |
1.38 |
1.70 |
1.90 |
1.60 |
- |
1.50 |
- |
|
| -iceberg | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.90 |
3.18 |
2.73 |
3.30 |
2.73 |
- |
- |
|
| Lettuce (under glass) | dozen | - |
- |
- |
1.40 |
1.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.95 |
- |
- |
| Swedes | 100 kg | 11.02 |
10.63 |
10.24 |
10.71 |
12.46 |
16.93 |
19.92 |
17.32 |
15.36 |
15.12 |
14.17 |
17.32 |
| Tomatoes | 5 kg | - |
- |
11.00 |
7.94 |
4.81 |
4.34 |
3.64 |
3.85 |
4.81 |
3.64 |
3.80 |
- |
| Mushrooms | 1 kg | 1.21 |
1.32 |
1.17 |
1.21 |
1.25 |
0.81 |
1.12 |
1.11 |
1.32 |
1.43 |
1.08 |
1.21 |
Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Branch 2 |
| 1 Average of weekly wholesale prices of Scottish grown produce at Glasgow market in statistical months of five weeks. Other months are four weeks. |