SA's Veggies Feel the Ice Bite | Radio 786 by Radio 786 - 100.4fm published on 2021-08-16T12:37:31Z Pepper, tomato and spinach prices have gone up by at least 20% after ice frost in the Limpopo region caused damage to these crops. According to Agrimark Trends, the volume of spinach and peppers delivered to fresh produce markets are declining. The icy frost affected spinach crops the worst, forcing consumers to pay 27% more. This price increase of common household vegetables is not the first and has been increasing the price of the consumer basket. To discuss this On the Agenda caught up with the Agrimark Trends managing director of agricultural information group and market analyst Dr Johnny Van der Merwe... Genre News & Politics