In March 2016, we bought all these fresh tomatoes in Haiti for 75 gourdes

Look at this photo... Haiti - All this Fresh Tomatoes cost 75 Haitian Gourdes, about $1.25 US... Great deal or Expensive?

Note: We purchased these tomatoes at that price on March 01 2016.

3 years later, it is a different story. Read the related articles below for more info.

What do you think about that?

My cousin who cooks for us is complaining how expensive tomatoes have become in the local marketplace. 50 gourdes (USD $0.54) for 3 medium tomatoes.

Read: La Vie Cher en Haiti: 50 gourdes for 3 tomatoes in a Haitian province

A Haitian farmer walks by my house in Hinche Haiti with a big "panier" of organic tomatoes and sells me a one-gallon bucket full of tomatoes for 75 gourdes... That's about $1.25 US for more than 60 medium tomatoes... Is that a great deal OR "La Vie Cher"?

Read: Haiti - ALL These Tomatoes for 75 Gourdes, about $1.25 US, Great Deal OR La Vie Cher?

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