Fruit prices soared 41.2 percent in February on year, showing the steepest rise since 43.9 percent in September 1991, according to data from Statistics Korea. It was led by tangerines and apples, the prices of which soared 78.1 percent and 71 percent, respectively, over the cited period.YONHAP
Fruit prices soared 41.2 percent in February on year, showing the steepest rise since 43.9 percent in September 1991, according to data from Statistics Korea.
It was led by tangerines and apples, the prices of which soared 78.1 percent and 71 percent, respectively, over the cited period.
Abnormal weather and heavy rainfall attributed to the steep price increase.
Customers shop for apples in a supermarket in Seoul on Sunday.
![Fruit prices soared 41.2 percent in February on year, showing the steepest rise since 43.9 percent in September 1991, according to data from Statistics Korea. It was led by tangerines and apples, the prices of which soared 78.1 percent and 71 percent, respectively, over the cited period. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10591621.webp?imageId=10591621&width=960&height=656&format=jpg)
