Swede pricing scandal in the deep south? On a work trip to Invercargill, he'd stopped at a roadside stall to buy a swede and paid what he thought was a very reasonable $2. Chatting with his mother at the weekend, he discovered she too had purchased a swede at a stall that week, but had paid a paltry $1. We found them for sale for $1 each at a Northern Southland roadside stall, $1.49 each at a Mataura dairy and $2.49/kg in a Queenstown supermarket. Seymour said buying produce from roadside stalls, and even farmer's markets, could lead to food safety issues due to hygiene and a lack of refrigeration for some foods.

Source: Stuff July 25, 2017 01:18 UTC