High-grade cherries fetch record price at Japan auction

High-grade cherries fetch record price at Japan auction

Photo taken in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hachinohe, northeastern Japan, shows high-grade Aomori Heartbeat cherries, which fetched a record 600,000 yen, or about $4,400, for a box of 15 pieces, at the first auction of the season on June 25, 2022.

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