€37 for a bunch of bananas in North Korea and also there is a warning of food shortage

Sources say North Korea is struggling to maintain food supplies and there are reports that the prices of everyday products are skyrocketing. At a party rally this week, Kim said the food situation is "now becoming tense" due to grain shortages caused by last year's typhoons, the state Korean Central News Agency reported Wednesday. Experts have warned in the past month that there was a food shortage in North Korea. Seoul, South Korea-based NK News reported that price spikes had been observed in Pyongyang, the country's capital, with a kilogram of bananas now costing €37. That would mean that one banana would most likely cost a little over €5.39. It is rare for Kim to admit nutritional deficiencies and while such deficiencies are worrisome, experts don't think ...