South Africa: Alcohol ban causes pineapple prices to rise by 74%

"Pineapple prices have risen considerably," said Johnny van der Merwe, director of Agrimark Trends. This increase is attributed to the alcohol ban. Pineapple prices were up 74% to R7.32 (€0.42) per kilo week-on-week, volumes sold were up 27% week-on-week. This increase is probably due to the fact that some South Africans have decided to become home brewers and use the high yeast and sugar content of pineapples to make alcoholic beverages. Banana prices shot up 11% to R7.37 (€0.43) per kilo, apples stabilized and fell to R6.77 (€0.39) per kilo, while oranges rose to R3.09 (€0.18) ...