Tomato prices were up 21 per cent in April compared to a year earlier, the highest year-over-year price increase for any grocery item measured in the consumer price index, beating coffee and beef.

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index.

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index