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Tomatoes
and cucumbers drive up April food prices – Media release
13 May 2021
Rising prices for tomatoes and cucumbers
were the main contributors to a 1.1 percent rise in food prices in April
2021, Stats NZ said today.
Fruit and vegetable prices rose 4.8 percent
in April 2021.
Tomato prices rose to a weighted average
price of $6.34 per kilo, more than double the March month when they were
$2.98 per kilo. This was the biggest monthly price rise in over 10 years.
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