At Sydney’s fruit and veg market, buying in bulk costs barely 30% of supermarket prices

‘Welcome to paradise’: Delphine Quack (R) and Veronique Morgan-Smith grabbing produce at the market in Flemington. Photograph: Steven Siewert/The Guardian

Delphine Quack and Veronique Morgan-Smith stand with hands on hips as they consider a deal for a box of bananas.

“Bananas have always been their own currency,” Morgan-Smith says. “It’s the only fruit you can’t negotiate over.”