George Henry, Gleaner Writer
A plot of cabbage growing near the Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester.
SPALDINGS, Clarendon:
CONSUMERS OF cabbage in sections of Manchester and Clarendon are enjoying reduced prices as the supply on the market remains buoyant.
Checks with a few farmers and vendors in parts of Manchester and Clarendon earlier this week have revealed that cabbage price has fallen from a high of between $60 and $70 per pound, to a low of between $10 and $30 per pound.
At the Spaldings market in Clarendon vendors sold cabbage for between $15 and $25 per pound last Saturday, while at the Christiana market in Manchester the vegetable was selling for between $10 and $30. At the Mandeville market it was being sold for between $20 and $30 per pound.
One vendor at the Christiana market, Eric Wint told Farmers Weekly that he was selling cabbage for $10 per pound because there is a lot of cabbage around and he did not want it to spoil. Mr. Wint said he also grew his own crop. He said the price of cabbage has fallen from a high of $60 per pound in January.
Vendors in the Spaldings and Mandeville markets said the abundance of cabbage on the market is a result of favourable weather conditions in the area.
Allan White, who plants cabbage near Christiana, said he had a good crop due to favourable weather conditions.
It was a similar experience for Casbert Sinclair who plants cabbage in Sanguinetti, Clarendon. He said the farm gate price is now between $10 and $15 per pound.
However, Mark Williams, another farmer in Chudleigh, Manchester cautioned that the price could go back up soon if the weather changes.
