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Ginger prices skyrocket to record highs amid worldwide shortage
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global ginger shortage and record prices as demand outstrips supply after hot and dry conditions last year resulted in small yields from Australian paddocks.
Key points:
- COVID-19-driven demand has caused a world-wide ginger shortage
- Fresh ginger prices have hit new records in Australia
- The new season ginger crop is now being harvested, so prices should ease
The price of fresh ginger has more than doubled compared to this time last year, with customers paying an average of $55 a kilogram at major supermarkets.
Australian Ginger Growers Association president Shane Templeton said demand for ginger had risen around the world because of COVID-19.
“I guess it comes down to the health benefits of ginger,” he…
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