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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74222 Gender:	Re: Albanese Warns Supermarkets To Lower Prices Reply #60 - Jan 11^th, 2024 at 4:01pm Bobby. wrote on Jan 11^th, 2024 at 7:08am: Thanks Aqua, yes - I can think for myself - and so can you. and yet both of you seem to prefer not thinking
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 102933 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Albanese Warns Supermarkets To Lower Prices Reply #61 - Jan 11^th, 2024 at 4:07pm John Smith wrote on Jan 11^th, 2024 at 4:01pm: Bobby. wrote on Jan 11^th, 2024 at 7:08am: Thanks Aqua, yes - I can think for myself - and so can you. and yet both of you seem to prefer not thinking John thinks the Israeli Defence Force is full of mostly Christians.
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Reply #62 - Jan 11^th, 2024 at 4:07pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 11^th, 2024 at 4:07pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 11^th, 2024 at 4:01pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 11^th, 2024 at 7:08am:

Thanks Aqua,
yes - I can think for myself - and so can you.

and yet both of you seem to prefer not thinking

John thinks the Israeli Defence Force is full of mostly Christians.

thanks for proving my point Cheesy

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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20484 Gordon Gender:	Re: Albanese Warns Supermarkets To Lower Prices Reply #63 - Jan 12^th, 2024 at 7:09pm WOW dropped 1.5% today so I picked up 50k worth. I don't usually like buying on Friday, but let's see hoe it goes. I'll flip it when it goes up 2%
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Reply #64 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 6:49am

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 11:53am:

Yep ... just a couple of days ago I asked a local farmer what his crop was like this year. He said it was a bumper crop, great year as they had plenty of rain but not so much that the crops were damaged, insects were at record lows, a perfect growing season .. but with woolies/coles controlling the market he would have been better of bulldozing his crop. They only pay him $6kg for his crop, which they then sell for $66 kg.

What's he growing that they sell for $66 per kg?

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Reply #65 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 6:58am

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 5:37pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 2:38pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 11:53am:

Yep ... just a couple of days ago I asked a local farmer what his crop was like this year. He said it was a bumper crop, great year as they had plenty of rain but not so much that the crops were damaged, insects were at record lows, a perfect growing season .. but with woolies/coles controlling the market he would have been better of bulldozing his crop. They only pay him $6kg for his crop, which they then sell for $66 kg.

$66 kg - what vegetable sells for that price?

berries

What sort?

Woolies:-

Strawberries $8 kg.
Raspberries $36 kg
Blackberries $23kg
Blueberries $55.20

Looks like the last one blueberries might be the culprit....

don't know why they're so dear ..... I think they're tasteless ...

my 3 grandkids won't eat them - they are their least favourite berry.

Coles are selling them for $37.50kg

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Reply #66 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:00am

Gnads wrote on Jan 13^th, 2024 at 6:58am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 5:37pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 2:38pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 11:53am:

Yep ... just a couple of days ago I asked a local farmer what his crop was like this year. He said it was a bumper crop, great year as they had plenty of rain but not so much that the crops were damaged, insects were at record lows, a perfect growing season .. but with woolies/coles controlling the market he would have been better of bulldozing his crop. They only pay him $6kg for his crop, which they then sell for $66 kg.

$66 kg - what vegetable sells for that price?

berries

What sort?

Woolies:-

Strawberries $8 kg.
Raspberries $36 kg
Blackberries $23kg
Blueberries $55.20

Looks like the last one blueberries might be the culprit....

don't know why they're so dear ..... I think they're tasteless ...

my 3 grandkids won't eat them - they are their least favourite berry.

Fresh blueberries are not tasteless

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Reply #67 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:12am

John Smith wrote on Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:00am:

Gnads wrote on Jan 13^th, 2024 at 6:58am:

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 5:37pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 2:38pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 11:53am:

Yep ... just a couple of days ago I asked a local farmer what his crop was like this year. He said it was a bumper crop, great year as they had plenty of rain but not so much that the crops were damaged, insects were at record lows, a perfect growing season .. but with woolies/coles controlling the market he would have been better of bulldozing his crop. They only pay him $6kg for his crop, which they then sell for $66 kg.

$66 kg - what vegetable sells for that price?

berries

What sort?

Woolies:-

Strawberries $8 kg.
Raspberries $36 kg
Blackberries $23kg
Blueberries $55.20

Looks like the last one blueberries might be the culprit....

don't know why they're so dear ..... I think they're tasteless ...

my 3 grandkids won't eat them - they are their least favourite berry.

Fresh blueberries are not tasteless

That's what I was buying - if not tasteless - very bland.

That's why the kids don't like them.

They have more flavour dried like sultanas and used in baking.

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Reply #68 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:16am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 6:02pm:

With its apple-y, fruity, tart bounty, the Riberry has quickly become famous across restaurants for its versatility and deliciousness.

Being one of the best native fruits when eaten raw or used in preserves, they often are sold to restaurants for over $65 per kilo with each tree bearing over 10kg of fruit when mature.

Perfect for pots or directly in the garden, the Riberry is planted in botanical gardens in Melbourne and around Australia.

Edible LilyPilly.

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Reply #69 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:19am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 6:15pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 6:11pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 6:09pm:

It's Lilly Pilly.

You ate them as a kid. We all did.

They were hanging off trees over the back fence in every neighbourhood.

Not me -

I ain't never seen them before.

You're kidding?

Lilly Pilly.

They're everywhere.

As kids, we'd eat them after school.

They were just street trees.

Hundreds of them, all over the place.

Used a lot for growing fence line hedges these days too.

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Reply #70 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:31am

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 6:22pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 10^th, 2024 at 6:18pm:

Hmm, seems they don't grow in Victoria.

They're more popular in Queensland, which is where I started school.

In Bundaberg, they were everywhere - it's what we had for an afternoon snack, on the way home from school (bare-footed).

yes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_luehmannii

The habitat is Australian riverine, littoral, subtropical or tropical rainforest.[1]
It grows on volcanic soils or deep sandy soils between
the Macleay River in New South Wales to near Cairns in tropical Queensland.
It is commonly grown as an ornamental tree and for its fruit, known as a riberry.
The riberry is the national fruit of Australia.

Since when? From what I've read it wouldn't have been called as such until after the 80's and it was decided to grow it commercially.

There's nothing I could find giving a date as to when it was granted the status of the National Fruit.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74222 Gender:	Re: Albanese Warns Supermarkets To Lower Prices Reply #71 - Jan 13^th, 2024 at 9:47am Gnads wrote on Jan 13^th, 2024 at 7:12am: That's what I was buying - if not tasteless - very bland. nah, buy them from the farm gate and they are sweet and juicy. Very good eating. What you get at the supermarket is picked before the sweetness can develop
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