The recent heavy rainfall has pushed up grocery prices, with the price of spinach soaring 219 percent to 54,780 won ($43.4) per 4 kilograms (9 pounds) compared to the previous month and red leaf lettuce rising 195 percent to 57,040 won.
Customers shop for groceries at Yeongcheon traditional market in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Tuesday. The recent heavy rainfall has pushed up grocery prices, with the price of spinach soaring 219 percent to 54,780 won ($43.4) per 4 kilograms (9 pounds) compared to the previous month and red leaf lettuce rising 195 percent to 57,040 won, according to data compiled by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. [YONHAP]
![Customers shop for groceries at Yeongcheon traditional market in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Tuesday. The recent heavy rainfall has pushed up grocery prices, with the price of spinach soaring 219 percent to 54,780 won ($43.4) per 4 kilograms (9 pounds) compared to the previous month and red leaf lettuce rising 195 percent to 57,040 won, according to data compiled by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. [YONHAP]](https://img1.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202307/18/koreajoongangdaily/20230718190229168cypv.jpg)