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Potatoes are as Expensive as Caviar in Denmark

A worker puts potatoes affected by pests in a sack as he harvests them at a farm in La Grita. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A worker puts potatoes affected by pests in a sack as he harvests them at a farm in La Grita. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Potatoes are as Expensive as Caviar in Denmark

A worker puts potatoes affected by pests in a sack as he harvests them at a farm in La Grita. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A worker puts potatoes affected by pests in a sack as he harvests them at a farm in La Grita. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Truffles and caviar are known for their high prices for grams worldwide.

However, in Denmark these luxury goods are nothing to compare with the humble potatoes. Potatoes in its early season is sold at a very high price on the island of Samsø.

The price during this period is about $155 per kilo, according to the island's tourism board.

These gold gems are harvested manually, the German news agency reported.

The Tourism Board said farmers in Samsø were competing to see whose potato will mature first.

Potato maturity requires skill and patience when determining the exact time of harvest.

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Tunisian Foreign Minister Visits Saudi Pavilion at Tunis Book Fair

Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Nafti visits Saudi Arabia's Pavilion at the 39th Tunis International Book Fair - SPA
Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Nafti visits Saudi Arabia's Pavilion at the 39th Tunis International Book Fair - SPA
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Tunisian Foreign Minister Visits Saudi Pavilion at Tunis Book Fair

Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Nafti visits Saudi Arabia's Pavilion at the 39th Tunis International Book Fair - SPA
Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Nafti visits Saudi Arabia's Pavilion at the 39th Tunis International Book Fair - SPA

Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Nafti visited on Friday the Saudi Arabia's Pavilion at the 39th Tunis International Book Fair.
Minister Nafti was welcomed by the Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Saqr.
The Tunisian minister was briefed on exhibits, including the pavilion of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, viewing its latest publications on Arab and international security, SPA reported.
He also visited the pavilions of the King Salman Complex for the Arabic Language, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Islamic Affairs.