First mangoes sell for $30,000 in Sydney at charity auction
From:AAP
August 31, 2011 9:51AM
THE first tray of mangoes of the season has fetched a sweet $30,000 at a Sydney Markets charity auction.
The box of 12 mangoes from the Northern Territory went under the hammer at the annual event just before 8.30am (AEST) today.
August 31, 2011 9:51AM
THE first tray of mangoes of the season has fetched a sweet $30,000 at a Sydney Markets charity auction.
The box of 12 mangoes from the Northern Territory went under the hammer at the annual event just before 8.30am (AEST) today.
Greengrocers United, a group of fruit and vegetable proprietors, paid the $30,000 - or $2500 per mango - to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and the Westmead Children's Hospital.
"In these tough times ... we were very happy with $30,000," a Sydney Markets spokeswoman said.
The winning bid equalled the $30,000 paid by Woolworths at the 2010 auction.
