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Article: Tesco starts selling big pomegranates.(fresh produce)(Agrexco Agricultural Export Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
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- Grocer
- Article date:
- October 13, 2007
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Giant pomegranates the size of Galia melons have gone on sale in 500 Tesco stores around the UK.
The huge fruits, called Wonderful, have been supplied by major Israeli exporter Agrexco and weigh in at 650g each--nearly twice the size of a standard pomegranate.
The new additions to the exotic fruit aisle cost 1.99 [pounds sterling] each at Tesco, compared with 76p for smaller pomegranates. Asda is offering its own smaller version of the giant fruit for 1.28 [pounds sterling] each.
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