South Africa recorded its highest potato price increase with a 10kg bag going up to as high as R76.76 last month, according to information from Potatoes SA. .
Online news sources report that a 10kg packet of potatoes has risen 120% from R33.30 to R73.32 between January last year and this year.
The devastating drought is to blame for an 8.6% rise in food prices in general compared to February last year, reports Statistics SA.