(CNN) — How many mandarin oranges can you buy with one million yen -- or roughly $9,600? It was the year's first auction of satsuma mandarin oranges, a famous citrus species from Ehime prefecture, on the island of Shikoku in southern Japan. This box of mandarin oranges was auctioned for one million Japanese yen ($9,579). Sweet and expensiveThe first auction for Satsuma mandarin oranges marked the beginning of the fruit's season. Ehime prefecture is famous for its sweet mandarin oranges and Nishiuwa is one of the biggest mandarin producing region in the prefecture.

Source: CNN November 05, 2020 11:37 UTC