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.



French Prisoner Escapes in Fellow Inmate's Luggage

The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo
The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo
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French Prisoner Escapes in Fellow Inmate's Luggage

The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo
The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo

France's prison service said Saturday it had launched an investigation after a man escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate's bag as he left jail, having served his sentence.

The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported.

The inmate was serving several sentences, the prison service said in a statement to AFP.

He "took advantage of the liberation of his fellow inmate to hide himself in his luggage and get out", the statement said.

The escaped prisoner was also under investigation in a case linked to organized crime, a source close to the affair told AFP.

An internal investigation is underway and Lyon prosecutors had opened their own investigations, the prison service added.