Is It the Flood Or Is It Opportunism?

I stopped by the closest grocery store -- an IGA -- for a few things this afternoon. Was shocked when they rang me up that the small red onion was $1.80 and the red bell pepper was $3!

Stopped by the larger neighborhood grocery chain -- Cole's -- an hour later and discoverd that the same red onion and red bell pepper would have been half those prices.

I'm willing to accept that fruits and veg will be more expensive because many of the suppliers are in Queensland and were hard-hit by the flooding. But, really, twice as much?

I've also seen mangoes for everything from $2 - $6. I'm becoming....suspicious.