Food prices are insanely high in rural Canada, where it costs $14 for ketchup and $29 for Sunny D

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Food prices are insanely high in rural Canada, where it costs $14 for ketchup and $29 for Sunny D

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A sparse grocery store in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada.

Getting food to isolated, sub-Arctic regions of northern Canada is no easy feat.

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Since fresh produce largely can't be grown there due to endless winters, food is shipped long distances overseas by plane or ship. (The same goes for packaged food, most of which is manufactured in southern Canada.) As Modern Farmer has noted, sub-Arctic supply chains are also at the mercy of both natural and human-made disasters, like blizzards, earthquakes, volcanoes, and shipping strikes, which make food delivery even more difficult.

That means even a few grocery bags full of food can cost a fortune.

An advocacy group called Feeding My Family has been documenting northern Canada's high food prices since 2013. Started by Nunavut resident Leesee Papatsie, the group seeks to raise awareness around food insecurity, and encourage policymakers and retailers to lower food prices in the region.

Take a look below.

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Note: We've converted the prices to approximate USD.