Food prices surge amid unprecedented heat wave

Prices of agricultural goods in South Korea have spiked as the country grapples with a severe heat wave, industry data showed Sunday. The retail price of 100 grams of spinach vaulted 152.3 percent as of Friday, up 152.3 percent from the same day a month earlier, according to the data from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. The price of 10 cucumbers climbed 54.8 percent during the same period, while 100 grams of blue lettuce jumped 41.7 percent, according to the data. The government attr