Photo: FileFruit and vegetable prices increased almost 9 per cent in the year ended December 2020, boosting overall food price inflation to 2.9 per cent. Stats NZ today released its latest food price index, which shows prices have been increasing for a variety of crops. Dewbery said 2020 was an eventful year with many significant food price movements. In April, potatoes reached an all-time high price of $2.51/kg while New Zealand was under the Covid-19 lockdown. In August, tomatoes hit an all-time high price of $13.65/kg as uncertainty for growers about replanting crops during lockdown caused a shortage.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2021 22:18 UTC