Pork leg for that special luncheon this Independence season should be fairly easy to come by this week in meat shops, both rural and urban.

If you are shopping for the meat in less-costly downtown outlets the asking price for pound (454.55g) will be $140. That same price will be quoted in a number of rural meatshops.

Fancy plazas in the Corporate Area as well as the rural areas will ask as much as $280 for a pound (454.55g) of pork chops this week.

GREEN BANANAS

Green bananas will not be cheap this week in any retail market, rural as well as urban.

Capitals like May Pen and Spanish Town will ask prices ranging from $80 to $100 per dozen for the much fancied staple and those same prices will hold good for most rural retailing markets.

Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market will this week quote $80 for a dozen green bananas.

COOKING TOMATOES

Cooking tomatoes are currently on good offer in retail markets and vegetable shops and demand for the vegetable is as great as ever.

Downtown Kingston's less-costly selling spots will quote prices ranging from $20 to $50 each for the fruit food at this time, and so will most rural retail markets.

Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market will this week ask $20 to $40 each for a finger of ripe plantain.

RIPE PLANTAIN

Ripe plantains are appearing in good quantities this week in most retail markets.

Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market will quote prices ranging from $20 to $50 each and those same prices will be asked in a rural and urban markets.

Downtown Kingston's less-costly retail markets will ask $20-$50 each this week.

NEGRO YAM

If negro yam happens to be your favourite variety, you should be able to pick up supplies in most retail markets this week.

Montego Bay's Charles Gordon market will quote $70 for a pound (454.55g) this week, and those same prices will apply for rural retail outlets. Downtown Kingston's less costly spots will ask $70 per pound too at this time.

BREADFRUIT

Breadfruit is on good offer at this time in most retail markets rural, as well as urban.

Montego Bay's Charles Gordon Market will ask prices ranging from $50 to $100 each for the fruit food.

Downtown Kingston's selling locations can ask $40 to $80 each for breadfruit and so will most rural retail markets.

GINGER

Ginger is not cheap at any place these days.

Markets in May Pen and Spanish Town are asking $150 for a pound of ginger and so are lower-priced downtown Kingston selling spots and most rural retail and downtown Kingston's shopping areas.