Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTrump’s trade wars turn tomatoes into luxury items with some stores selling a box for $93www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down11
arrow-up1309arrow-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 day agomessage-square75linkfedilink
minus-squareLucius Finkter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down3·1 day 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-up20·20 hours agoHow much could a tomato cost? $10?
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·18 hours 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.
minus-square3abas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·23 hours 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.
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?
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.
Literary the sub headline.