Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTrump’s trade wars turn tomatoes into luxury items with some stores selling a box for $93www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTrump’s trade wars turn tomatoes into luxury items with some stores selling a box for $93www.independent.co.ukLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareLucius Finkter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAm I supposed to know how much a box of tomatoes normally costs? How big of a box? Why not give the price increase as a percentage? I hate headlines.
minus-square3abas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month ago Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index Literary the sub headline.
minus-squaredogdeanafternoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoHow much could a tomato cost? $10?
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoTurns out the “box” is actually one of those pallet sized boxes like they use for watermelons and Costco has them out on the floor for sale.
Am I supposed to know how much a box of tomatoes normally costs? How big of a box? Why not give the price increase as a percentage?
I hate headlines.
Literary the sub headline.
How much could a tomato cost? $10?
Turns out the “box” is actually one of those pallet sized boxes like they use for watermelons and Costco has them out on the floor for sale.