Market Watch in Manila (November 8, 2018)

Shopping in SM Megamall’s Supermarket? Here are the prices of basic goods in the store!

By: Denisse Shawntel Tan | November 08, 2018

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For today’s Market Watch, Yoorekka headed to SM Megamall Supermarket to check the prices and availability of commodities that consumers frequently purchase, such as rice, vegetables, and meat. Read on to know the prices of basic goods as of November 7, 2018.

Rice

NFA rice is not available at the Supermarket, but the store does carry other types of rice such as Sinandomeng, Dinorado, and brown rice. The price per kilo is as follows: Sinandomeng, PhP61; Dinorado, PhP70; brown rice, PhP68.

Sugar, Salt, Pepper

A kilogram of white sugar costs PhP64 and brown sugar currently sells for PhP57. On the other hand, salt sells for PhP18/kg and black pepper costs PhP9/50g.

Fish, Meat, Poultry

A kilo of tilapia costs PhP132, galunggong (round scad) sells for PhP110/kg, and bangus or milkfish can be bought for PhP195/kg.

For meat, a kilo of pork in adobo cut costs PhP205 while beef in adobo cut costs PhP213 per kilo. 250g of ham retails for PhP86. For poultry, whole chicken costs anywhere from PhP124 to PhP144 while one dozen eggs costs PhP81.

Vegetables

For vegetables, a pack of onions costs PhP53 while a pack of garlic sells for PhP37. Meanwhile, the cost of other common produce is as follows: tomatoes, PhP85 per pack; cayenne pepper, PhP45 per pack; potatoes, PhP99/500g; carrots, PhP93/500g; pechay, PhP107/500g; kangkong, PhP11 per bundle; and cabbage, PhP65 per piece.

Fruits

The price of ripe banana costs PhP42 per hand, while apples cost PhP74 per 500g and oranges cost PhP88 per 500g.

Canned goods

A 150g of canned tuna costs PhP28, while the price of a can of corned beef ranges from PhP36 to PhP92. Meanwhile, canned sardines sell for PhP13 to 15 per 150g and meatloaf retails for PhP19.

Overall, SM Megamall Supermarket is well stocked since most of the listed items are available, except for NFA rice.

* Prices may change without notice.
* Prices per pack of vegetables may vary depending on the weight.

About Denisse Shawntel Tan

Denisse Tan is currently a work in progress: she’s an aspiring writer, artist, and fashion designer! She’s trying to figure out how to manage her time in achieving all of her goals while also taking in life as humanly possible. Aside from art, she’s a big fan of the color pink, disco music, Bratz dolls, and Genshin Impact. By age 35, she plans to travel to New York City 🗽.

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