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Why Tomatoes Are the Most Expensive They’ve Been in Four Decades

Bloomberg Markets · Jun 11, 2026, 2:51 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

In April, the price of tomatoes was around $2.69 per pound — the highest seen in some four decades. So what's driving the price spike? Jacob Krempel, senior vice president of procurement and merchandising at the wholesale food distributor Baldor, joins Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal to unpack why

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Why Tomatoes Are the Most Expensive They’ve Been in Four Decades

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