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Do you have a wholesale fruits/vegetable market near your home?

I am sure most of us buy fresh vegetables and fruits on regular basis. I am lucky to have flee markets close to my Indian residence which provide fresh produce at very reasonable price.

However, when I live in Australia I have to depend on Supermarkets for all my needs of fruits and vegetables which I find very costly (compared to India).

Lately, I have found an alternative in Sydney. I go to Flemington suburb which is about 30 km from my place and buy all what I need for 2 weeks at almost 50-60% cheaper.

My question is do you have any such wholesale market close to your home?

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Written by Suny Ag

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  1. I often go to the supermarket for my regular shopping for fruit and vegetables but there are a few places I can go to like the fresh market vegetables you show and often they are much cheaper.

    • This one never has less than 2000 farmers or more at any weekends. Saturday is full day and Sunday only up to 2 PM. There are importers too as Sydney gets produce from 40-50 countries for its limited vegetable production.

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      • I’ve been to some so-called farmers markets where less than a sixth of the stalls are produce. the rest are all deserts or bootleg DVDs or homemade jewelry…

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        • This market has that section too where you can get anything that is used in a household at a very reasonable price. Mostly people from Lebanon and other Asian/Arabian countries do that kind of business here in this market. But I repeat that is entirely different section.

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  2. Such vegetable markets selling at wholesale prices are not very common now in India also. You may need to travel a bit far to find one.

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      • In South India too, such markets operate in towns and villages. In large cities, there would be just one or two such major markets. Distance would be an issue for most residents. Anyways, I get your point. Such markets in the neighborhood would help both farmers and customers connect directly.

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  3. With us such markets, I am not dependent on discounts where prices are not exaggerated … I make a lot of vegetables in my garden … I buy the only southern fruit

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