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Nuku’alofa: Talamahu in a 2010 market study
A report published in 2011 examines produce moving through selected Tongan markets during 2010. It includes Talamahu in Nuku’alofa, but its records cannot separate goods later resold from that market at roadside stalls.
At a glance
- 2010 tracked market flow
- The report records 3,149 tonnes across three monitored outlets and assigns at least 55.7% to Talamahu.[1]
- Limit of the totals
- Roadside produce may include goods bought at Talamahu; the report could not separate those resales from direct farmer supply.[1]
- A crop-season contrast
- The 2010 Talamahu charts show selected vegetable volumes higher after June, while early yams follow the opposite monthly pattern.[1]
A place worth remembering
What the market total covers
The 2011 study treats its 2010 figures as market flows, not a census of production. It tallies 3,149 tonnes through Talamahu, Tongatapu roadside stalls and Utukalongalu on Vava’u, assigning Talamahu at least 55.7%. The author cautions that roadside resellers may have bought produce at Talamahu; the report cannot quantify how much produce reached these outlets from outer islands.[1]
How the recorded channels shifted
In the 2010 monthly figures, supply recorded at Talamahu rises from midyear as roadside supply falls. These totals show a change in supply recorded by outlet, not whether the same produce changed selling point: the author says the data cannot identify how much roadside sellers bought at Talamahu.[1]
Contrasting crop calendars
The report treats the opening six months of the year as the off-season for vegetables, with low volumes, and the latter half the off-season for early yams. At Talamahu, the 2010 charts compare selected vegetables with early yams: vegetable volumes were generally lower in January–June and higher later, while early yams moved in the opposite direction. These are observations from one historical year, not a current market forecast.[1]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
What does the 3,149-tonne total measure?
Produce recorded through three monitored market outlets in 2010, not all production or sales in Tonga.[1]
Could the study trace roadside resales?
No. Its data do not distinguish produce bought by roadside sellers at Talamahu from goods supplied directly by farmers.[1]
Did vegetables and early yams follow the same seasonal pattern?
No. In the 2010 Talamahu charts, selected vegetables were generally lower before July, while early yams showed the opposite trend.[1]
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