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"Lettuce prices are skyrocketing. Twitter users are posting photos of iceberg
lettuces for A$10 and $11.99, well above the more usual $2.80.
It’s not new, and it’s not only lettuce. The peak body for Australian vegetable
producers, AUSVEG, says between 2006 and 2016 costs - and most likely prices -
more than doubled.
Some of what’s happening now is due to transport. Vegetables are moved by truck
and are sensitive to diesel prices, pushed high by Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine.
A US Department of Agriculture study found a doubling in the diesel price would
lead to a short-term increase in wholesale prices of 20% to 28%.
Australia’s increase in diesel prices has been nearer 60%. Since mid-2020 they
have climbed from $1.30 a litre to $2.10 a litre.
Also hitting vegetable prices has been the price of fertiliser, again pushed up
by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Fertiliser accounts for about 10% of the cost of vegetables."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
