21 Jan 2022

Tomato prices doubled over a year

From Morning Report, 8:46 am on 21 January 2022

The price of tomatoes has doubled over the past year.

Statistics New Zealand says the summer staples cost $3.30/kg in December 2020, but by the end of last year, they were $6.61/kg.

Grocery foods such as eggs, milk and yoghurt, have also become more expensive.

The spike in tomato prices has contributed to the biggest jump in overall food prices in a decade.

Tomatoes New Zealand general manager Helen Barnes told Sarah Robson what was driving up prices.

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