Single Box of Satsuma Oranges Sells for 1 Million Yen

  • 4 years ago
How much do you like oranges? Enough to pay almost ten grand for a crate of Mandarins?.If you can believe it, that actually just happened.The 20 kilograms (44 lbs.) of satsuma mandarin oranges were auctioned at Tokyo's Central Wholesale Market.The 100 oranges were sold for the jaw-dropping price of ¥1,000,000, or just over $9,600.This was the first mandarin orange auction of the season, and the fruit was produced in Ehime.They were sold under the Hinomaru brand, which is one of the top names in Ehime's orange-growing region.If this makes you want an orange, you are in luck. Florida citrus prices are going to look like a real bargain by comparison