Expensive vegetables

A woman buys vegetables at a street stall in Taipei on Wednesday. The average wholesale price of vegetables in Taiwan has soared to NT$41.6 (US$1.50) per kilogram from NT$35 a day earlier, because of the losses suffered by farmers from the recent heavy rains and more potential crop damage with the approach of Tropical Storm Lupit. CNA photo Aug. 4, 2021

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