Vegetable and Fruit Prices in Markets Today
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There is new news about food prices. The news is about tomatoes, potatoes, and other vegetables. This is for Monday, 9 November 2026.
People want to know the price of food. Prices for vegetables and fruit are in the news today. Many people go to the market to buy food.
In Luxor, orange and mandarin prices are 30 pounds. This was reported on Saturday. Fruit prices there are stable. This means the prices are not changing much.
Markets check prices every day. Tomatoes, potatoes, and other vegetables can change in price. People check the news to know how much to pay.
Vocabulary8 words
- tomato
- a small red fruit used as a vegetable in food
- potato
- a vegetable that grows in the ground
- vegetable
- a plant food like a tomato or potato
- price
- the money you pay for something
- fruit
- a sweet food that grows on plants, like oranges
- market
- a place where people buy and sell food
- mandarin
- a small sweet orange fruit
- stable
- staying the same, not changing
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1. Monday, 9 November 2026 2. 30 pounds 3. True
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There is new news about food _____. The news is about tomatoes, potatoes, and other vegetables. This is for Monday, 9 November 2026.
People want to know the price of food. Prices for vegetables and _____ are in the news today. Many people go to the market to buy food.
In Luxor, orange and mandarin prices are 30 _____. This was reported on Saturday. Fruit prices there are stable. This means the prices are not changing much.
Markets check prices every day. Tomatoes, potatoes, and other vegetables can _____ in price. People check the news to know how much to pay.
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