Tomatoes and cucumbers are pushing up food costs
Tomatoes and cucumbers are pushing up food costs
15 June 2021
Stats NZ says overall prices rose 1.1 percent in April -- but fruit and vegetables went up 4.8 percent.
Tomatoes more than doubled, after a Covid 19 anomaly that meant they stayed very cheap over summer -- as freight delays and rising shipping costs led growers to sell more produce domestically.
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