Grocery prices soar
![A customer shops for groceries at a vegetable stall at Mangwon Market in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Sunday. Grocery prices are on the rise following recent heavy rainfalls and heatwaves, with the price of spinach soaring nearly 130 percent in July compared to the previous month and lettuce 72 percent. Cucumber prices rose 67 percent from the previous week. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/07/09/a11f6861-e656-42db-b5ae-1201cf50cb0b.jpg)
A customer shops for groceries at a vegetable stall at Mangwon Market in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Sunday. Grocery prices are on the rise following recent heavy rainfalls and heatwaves, with the price of spinach soaring nearly 130 percent in July compared to the previous month and lettuce 72 percent. Cucumber prices rose 67 percent from the previous week. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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