Imported produce continues to be expensive by historic standards but even with the Canadian dollar at its lowest levels in years, many people find tomatoes and other essentials worth the price. One exception to that elasticity of demand was cauliflower which was said to have risen to $8 a head in places. There was no market. Now however as the Toronto Star reports, the price has come down. You won’t guess the reason. A food expert from Guelph University Sylvaine Charlebois says grocers have been impacted by stories about high prices and are now actually selling cauliflower at a loss. In some stores it can now be had for something under $2 a head. But that may not last. Otherwise, we are sure that consumers are indifferent to U.S newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post declaring how awful it is that Canadians can’t find food they can afford. But it is always good copy in Toronto when The Times notices Canada.and absolute nirvana when it notices Toronto.
