Thursday, August 21, 2008

26 Dollars per Grape

TOKYO, Japan — A new variety of premium grapes debuted in Japan on August 11, 2008, with a single bunch fetching as much as $910.
A Japanese hotel manager paid that amount, or about $26 per grape, for a 1 1/2 pound (700-gram) bunch of the Ruby Roman grapes.
The bunch had 35 grapes, which converts to about $26 per grape. These expensive grapes are a new variety called the Ruby Roman; nurtured by the Kaga Fruit Land in Ishikawa. It’s said to be the largest grapes in Japan, about 3cm in diameter. The average price for the Ruby Romans at Monday’s auction was about 27,000 yen ($248) per bunch.
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