Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTrump’s trade wars turn tomatoes into luxury items with some stores selling a box for $93www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down11
arrow-up1315arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square75linkfedilink
minus-squareLucius Finkter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down3·2 days 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-squaredogdeanafternoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 days agoHow much could a tomato cost? $10?
minus-square3abas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 days 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-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days 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.
How much could a tomato cost? $10?
Literary the sub headline.
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.