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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Environment of inflation. Jan 22^nd, 2023 at 4:18pm Inflation is hitting hard. 500 gram jars of honey in Melbourne - $100.
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #1 - Feb 9^th, 2023 at 6:36am Avocados are getting too expensive in Melbourne. This was at Coles yesterday.
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #2 - Feb 9^th, 2023 at 12:00pm Has anyone here paid as much as $3.50 for an avocado?
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #3 - Feb 9^th, 2023 at 4:41pm We buys these...
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #4 - Feb 9^th, 2023 at 6:31pm Bobby. wrote on Feb 9^th, 2023 at 12:00pm: Has anyone here paid as much as $3.50 for an avocado? 1. Never in my life. 2. I recently planted an avocado tree (from seed).
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #5 - Feb 9^th, 2023 at 6:38pm AusGeoff wrote on Feb 9^th, 2023 at 4:41pm: We buys these... https://i.postimg.cc/ZR8B3YxF/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-17-39-26-The-Odd-Bunch-Av... That would be cheaper - about $1 each for small sizes?
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #6 - Feb 9^th, 2023 at 6:39pm Lisa Jones wrote on Feb 9^th, 2023 at 6:31pm: Bobby. wrote on Feb 9^th, 2023 at 12:00pm: Has anyone here paid as much as $3.50 for an avocado? 1. Never in my life. 2. I recently planted an avocado tree (from seed). I've never paid more than $2 for an avocado. Avocados grown in Sydney?
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Agnes. Gold Member Offline St Agness Posts: 1248	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #7 - Feb 10^th, 2023 at 8:33pm Bobby. wrote on Feb 9^th, 2023 at 12:00pm: Has anyone here paid as much as $3.50 for an avocado? they have been 3.50 on special out here- normally we pay about 5.00 for an avocado on average!!
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #8 - Feb 10^th, 2023 at 8:53pm Agnes. wrote on Feb 10^th, 2023 at 8:33pm: Bobby. wrote on Feb 9^th, 2023 at 12:00pm: Has anyone here paid as much as $3.50 for an avocado? they have been 3.50 on special out here- normally we pay about 5.00 for an avocado on average!! You're joking?
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Agnes. Gold Member Offline St Agness Posts: 1248	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #9 - Feb 10^th, 2023 at 10:32pm Would love it if I were Bobby
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Re: Environment of inflation.
Reply #10 - Feb 10^th, 2023 at 11:11pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2023 at 4:18pm:

Inflation is hitting hard.
500 gram jars of honey in Melbourne - $100.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/125/572/067/original/f1a814...

Those jars of Manuka honey are used more for therapeutical /health reasons.
With high mgo rating!

That’s not the normal honey people buy for everyday use.
I bought a large jar honey from the lavender farm for $24 recently.
Usually I buy honey under $10 but this honey with lavender flavour is delightful.

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Bobby.

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Re: Environment of inflation.
Reply #11 - Feb 11^th, 2023 at 7:12am

Sophia wrote on Feb 10^th, 2023 at 11:11pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2023 at 4:18pm:

Inflation is hitting hard.
500 gram jars of honey in Melbourne - $100.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/125/572/067/original/f1a814...

Those jars of Manuka honey are used more for therapeutical /health reasons.
With high mgo rating!

That’s not the normal honey people buy for everyday use.
I bought a large jar honey from the lavender farm for $24 recently.
Usually I buy honey under $10 but this honey with lavender flavour is delightful.

You're right -
it costs far more than other honey.

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AusGeoff

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Reply #12 - Feb 11^th, 2023 at 7:59am

From what I've checked out, the claimed extra therapeutic properties
of Manuka honey are way overstated.

There is not enough evidence that methylglyoxal survives being eaten,
nor that it does any good inside the body. This is not an area in which
a lot of independently-funded research has been done, but although
there is as mall bit of evidence that in general honey can soothe a sore
throat, there is not yet conclusive evidence to suggest that eating
shop-bought Manuka honey will be any more effective at this than
a cheaper alternative. Similarly, there hasn’t been robust conclusive
evidence to show it can be used to ease indigestion. So, although
some people will swear by its properties, this has not been backed
up by clinical trials.

Methylglyoxal Explained.

And it's a myth that only New Zealand produces "genuine" Manuka honey.
NZ has one species of Leptospermum scoparium, its source, whereas
Australia has eighty species. And the plant originated in Australia before
the onset of the Miocene aridity 23 million years ago.

In a nutshell then, if you're paying a premium price for your NZ Manuka,
you're getting ripped off. Australian Manuka is $26.80/kg and NZ Manuka
is $40.00/kg (both prices @ Coles.) I note that some NZ producers are
retailing it for more than $100/kg!

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Bobby.

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Re: Environment of inflation.
Reply #13 - Feb 11^th, 2023 at 8:11am

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 11^th, 2023 at 7:59am:

From what I've checked out, the claimed extra therapeutic properties
of Manuka honey are way overstated.

There is not enough evidence that methylglyoxal survives being eaten,
nor that it does any good inside the body. This is not an area in which
a lot of independently-funded research has been done, but although
there is as mall bit of evidence that in general honey can soothe a sore
throat, there is not yet conclusive evidence to suggest that eating
shop-bought Manuka honey will be any more effective at this than
a cheaper alternative. Similarly, there hasn’t been robust conclusive
evidence to show it can be used to ease indigestion. So, although
some people will swear by its properties, this has not been backed
up by clinical trials.

Methylglyoxal Explained.

And it's a myth that only New Zealand produces "genuine" Manuka honey.
NZ has one species of Leptospermum scoparium, its source, whereas
Australia has eighty species. And the plant originated in Australia before
the onset of the Miocene aridity 23 million years ago.

In a nutshell then, if you're paying a premium price for your NZ Manuka,
you're getting ripped off. Australian Manuka is $26.80/kg and NZ Manuka
is $40.00/kg (both prices @ Coles.) I note that some NZ producers are
retailing it for more than $100/kg!

Yes - Manuka honey prices are probably more about good marketing than truth.

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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105263 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Environment of inflation. Reply #14 - Feb 17^th, 2023 at 9:17pm Steak is back to $70 per kilo at Coles - yesterday :
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