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SHOCKING: Strawberry prices soar after wet weather disease impact winter crops - You Need To See This

Strawberry prices have skyrocketed due to a lack of supply. (ABC Rural: Katherine Sullivan)

First it was lettuce, now strawberries are being sold for staggering prices, with a Canberra supermarket asking $11.99 for a 250g punnet.

To put it in perspective, the same supermarket selling the pricey Victorian-grown punnets was discounting fruit at three for $2 in August last year.

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