Would you pay $19 for a strawberry?
Economist - 7/3/2025 4:03:36 PM - GMT (+3 )
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Economist - 7/3/2025 4:03:36 PM - GMT (+3 )

SIX LARGE strawberries are neatly wrapped in what looks like a fancy chocolate box. The Omakase berries—a Japanese variety, grown by a company called Oishii in New Jersey—are softer and sweeter than those found in most supermarkets. You would hope so: they cost around $14 a box, roughly three times the price of a punnet at Walmart.
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