Cauliflower prices rose more than 60 percent in March, as prices for a wide range of vegetables also increased in the month, Stats NZ said today.
Prices for vegetables rose in March 2020 (up 7.4 percent), mainly influenced by rises for broccoli, cucumber, cauliflower, capsicums, and carrots.
Overall food prices were up 0.7 percent, with most other staple foods holding steady, although prices for many meat products fell.
Cauliflower prices rose 64 percent to a weighted average price of $5.75 per kilo.
| Month | Weighted average price |
| Mar-16 | 5.5 |
| Apr-16 | 4.66 |
| May-16 | 3.32 |
| Jun-16 | 3.29 |
| Jul-16 | 3.3 |
| Aug-16 | 4.51 |
| Sep-16 | 4.12 |
| Oct-16 | 5.44 |
| Nov-16 | 4.18 |
| Dec-16 | 3.41 |
| Jan-17 | 3.69 |
| Feb-17 | 3.64 |
| Mar-17 | 3.55 |
| Apr-17 | 5.01 |
| May-17 | 6.29 |
| Jun-17 | 5.45 |
| Jul-17 | 4.45 |
| Aug-17 | 5.02 |
| Sep-17 | 5.03 |
| Oct-17 | 4.42 |
| Nov-17 | 4.41 |
| Dec-17 | 3.99 |
| Jan-18 | 3.55 |
| Feb-18 | 4.51 |
| Mar-18 | 8.35 |
| Apr-18 | 4.24 |
| May-18 | 3.47 |
| Jun-18 | 4.88 |
| Jul-18 | 4.18 |
| Aug-18 | 3.71 |
| Sep-18 | 4.58 |
| Oct-18 | 4.03 |
| Nov-18 | 3.22 |
| Dec-18 | 3.29 |
| Jan-19 | 4.05 |
| Feb-19 | 4.14 |
| Mar-19 | 4.58 |
| Apr-19 | 4.03 |
| May-19 | 3.45 |
| Jun-19 | 3.76 |
| Jul-19 | 2.71 |
| Aug-19 | 3.43 |
| Sep-19 | 3.91 |
| Oct-19 | 3.94 |
| Nov-19 | 4 |
| Dec-19 | 3.95 |
| Jan-20 | 4.59 |
| Feb-20 | 3.5 |
| Mar-20 | 5.75 |
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