Move over lettuce: Price of snow peas skyrocket
As the country is still reeling at the price of lettuce, one Woolworths shopper has shared her shock at the huge cost of yet another vegetable.
As we struggle through the current cost of living crisis, it seems no fruit or vegetable is safe from price hikes.
First it was lettuce – now the price of the humble snow pea at Woolworths has skyrocketed to $42.80/kg.
The vegetable usually retails at the supermarket chain for around $6.99/kg, meaning the current cost is an eye-watering 512 per cent increase.
An astonished Woolies shopper shared footage of the unbelievable price rise on her TikTok page.
“OMG first $9 coffee and now this,” she captioned on the video.
“$40/kg of snow peas. Let’s see how much a small handful costs.”
The woman in the video then grabbed a few snow peas, which set her back $6.08 for 142g.
News.com.au understands that the current inflation of some produce is due to adverse weather affecting supply.
“Eating anything green will become the biggest flex in 2022,” one commenter joked.
“Sooner or later lobster will be cheaper than salad!”
“Plant your own, I promise it’s worth it,” another suggested.
In response to customer complaints about stock supply, Liam Kirley, who runs the Woolworths TikTok page, explained the situation in a video.
“As you can see, we’re running quite low on lettuce, broccoli, spinach, and other fruit and veg products. Let me tell you why,” he begins.
“Our growers are still experiencing the effects of heavy rainfall from earlier this year, which pushed back the planting and harvesting of crops.
“We are expecting supply to improve by mid-July for broccoli, and we are working with our growers to get the rest of your favourites back on the shelf as soon as we can.”
In the video, Liam added that staff will be “just as happy” as customers when things return to normal.
He also urged customers to consider alternative produce that are currently in season.
“The good news is there is still lots of delicious fruit and veggies available for winter,” he said.
“Look for in-season, citrus, potatoes, Hass avocados and apples.”
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