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The Mystery Of the Ridiculously Pricey Bag Of Potatoes
On Monday we told you about allegations that America's potato growers had banded together in a price-fixing Potato Cartel.
The allegations we described come from a civil lawsuit filed by the Associated Wholesale Grocers against the United Potato Growers of America, a group whose members produce the vast majority of the country's spuds. The lawsuit alleges, in part:
"As a result of these efforts, by the summer of 2008, according to the Idaho Potato Commission, a ten pound bag of potatoes cost consumers $15 — up $6 over 2007."