Coastal Food Prices

Coastal goods such as sugar, flour, milk, and potatoes are priced differently in each community.

We spoke with each store clerk or manager from Nain, Hopedale, Postville, and Makkovik.

How much do we pay for the main food in our grocery store?

Here is what we found out from each stores along the Labrador coast.

The Nain Haynes General store sells a 7 lb bag of flour for $8.95 no tax.
The Jacquie’s Convenience Store sells Robin Hood flour at $7.49 with no tax.
Hopedale Lab Investments sells flour at $7.49 a bag.
In Hopedale, DJ gift shop sell flour at $7.40 for 7 lbs.
The Makkovik Lab Investments sells Golden Crust flour for $5.19.
In Postville at the Sheppard’s Variety store they sell Golden Crust Flour for $5.49 and the Robin Hood brand for $6.19.

Jacquie’s Convenience Store sells sugar for $6.49.
Haynes General Store sells sugar at $5.95.
Hopedale Lab Investments sells sugar for $4.99.
Makkovik Lab Investments sells sugar at $4.59.
Hopedale DJ sells sugar for $4.50.
Postville Sheppard’s Variety sells sugar for 4.09.

Hopedale Lab Investments sells Carnation milk for $2.59.
Haynes General Store sells Carnation milk for $2.50.
Jacquie’s Convenience sells their Carnation milk for $2.49.
Makkovik Lab Investments sells Carnation milk $2.49.
Hopedale D&J’s Carnation milk is $2.30.
Postville sells Carnation milk for $1.85.

The Hopedale DJ gift shop sells a bag of potatoes for $6.59.
Jacquie’s Convenience sells their 5 lbs potato bags for $5.10 and a 10 lbs bag for $6.50.
The Postville Sheppard’s Variety sells potatoes for $3.74 per kilogram.
Hopedale Lab Investments potatoes range from weight and type.
Makkovik Lab Investments sell potatoes at $4.29 for a 5 pounds bag.

We have not spoken with the Nain Northern Store, Nain Lab Investments, Makkovik Skipper Gils Variety , the Rigolet Northern or ACM Investments Ltd.

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