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Prices of fruit and vegetables may decrease in 15 days in Argentina
Argentina
Tuesday 12 June 2007
To go and choose fresh produce to prepare tasty salad in traditional vegetable market in Argentina can be a very unhealthy occupation. It is due to high rise in prices of fruit and vegetables. Tomatoes, for example, cost presently 1,46EUR/kg and pass even 1,95EUR/kg in some commercial outlets. The average price of paprika exceeds 2,43EUR/kg.
However the rest of fruit and vegetables basket is also very expensive: apples don't fall below 0,54EUR/kg; banana costs 0,61EUR/kg, oranges 0,49EUR/kg, lettuce exceeds 1,22EUR and onion 0,61EUR/kg. According data of the National Institute of Statistics (Indec) between March 2006 and March 2007, the price of vegetables increased 21,5% and fruit 13,6%.
However the rest of fruit and vegetables basket is also very expensive: apples don't fall below 0,54EUR/kg; banana costs 0,61EUR/kg, oranges 0,49EUR/kg, lettuce exceeds 1,22EUR and onion 0,61EUR/kg. According data of the National Institute of Statistics (Indec) between March 2006 and March 2007, the price of vegetables increased 21,5% and fruit 13,6%.
