Dutch food prices soar

"Food inflation has accelerated in the Netherlands with prices surging 18.4% year-on-year in
February from a 17.6% January reading. An economist at the third-largest Dutch bank ABN Amro, Aggie van Huisseling, said that unusually high energy prices continued to fuel inflation in the country. The increase in food prices stems mainly from the soaring costs of fresh vegetables, as products like tomatoes currently come mainly from greenhouses that are heated with gas, Van Huisseling explained." RT