Hi Egas, with the excuse of Covid-19, food prices and restaurant menus have gone up by 40 to 50%.
The bag of fine basmati rice you refer to, sells for between C$18 to 20 in Toronto which far exceeds the currency difference. Roland. Toronto. > On Oct 30, 2020, at 12:50 PM, E DeSousa <ejd...@att.net> wrote: > > Dear Melvyn Fernandes: > > I saw your request for assistance on Goanet indicating you are looking for > data for a rice price index. > > First of all, just in case you do not already know this, there is > Statista.com who have compiled a monthly rice price index and made it > available online. > You could find it at this link: > > https://www.statista.com/statistics/255966/monthly-price-index-for-rice/ > There may be local fluctuations in the price but the price of a commodity > like rice is generally well established. > Secondly you could look up the retail/ bulk price of rice on Amazon.com .You > are sure to get excellent actionable results covering a wide variety of rice > grains.As an interesting side note you could look up the prices of rice on > Amazon.In > > Lastly, from personal experience I noticed while shopping at a local store > last week, a ten pound bag of fine authentic aromatic Indian basmati rice > priced at about $10. > > > Hope this helps. > Best Regards, > E. DeSousa > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:03:43 +0000 (GMT) > From: MELVYN FERNANDES <melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com> > To: goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Subject: [Goanet] Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price > Index0 > Message-ID: <1113015022.1016369.1604005423...@mail2.virginmedia.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Help me understand and Compile the RPI (Rice Price Index0 > > >
