Kingston Groceries Hit Record Prices | Jamaica News

Grocery prices in Kingston are skyrocketing—lettuce at $1,500 a pound, Scotch bonnets and sweet peppers at $700 each. Drought’s crushing farmers and driving up staples like carrots ($500/lb), potatoes and pumpkins ($400), and onions/sweet potatoes ($350). Nutritionist Orandy Smith urges listeners to get creative but insists on non-negotiable flavor essentials: onions, tomatoes, escallion, thyme, garlic. While costs soar, taste can’t be sacrificed—and this crisis underscores how weather shocks ripple through food systems, forcing both shoppers and growers to adapt.

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