Norway: how much retail vegetable prices are higher than in Poland?

Due to the unfavorable climatic conditions in a large part of the country, the native vegetable production in Norway is quite low and insufficient in relation to the needs, therefore the country is a large importer of fresh products. At the same time, the authorities for many years supported native farmers by blocking the import of cheap food. It is therefore not surprising that the prices of fruit and vegetables are among the highest in Europe there. A healthy lifestyle is one of the priorities of the Norwegians, therefore the consumption of fresh produce in this country is growing rapidly. Nowadays, they eat 24% more fruit and vegetables than 10 years ago, and even twice as much as in the 1960s. Norwegians have strongly developed local patriotism, value domestic vegetables highly and pay more for them than for imported ones, although from time to time they gladly go to the nearby "cheaper" Sweden for larger grocery shopping. In Norway, very large price fluctuations for fresh ...