Probably a little of column A, little of column B. For local produce, you're also paying for an extended shelf life. A lot of imported fresh food lasts days or weeks, but spends all that time in travel, so what you take home from the store starts going bad immediately.
I wouldn't be surprised if grocery stores were forced to price things to sell, to avoid having entire shipments go bad.
Probably a little of column A, little of column B. For local produce, you're also paying for an extended shelf life. A lot of imported fresh food lasts days or weeks, but spends all that time in travel, so what you take home from the store starts going bad immediately.
I wouldn't be surprised if grocery stores were forced to price things to sell, to avoid having entire shipments go bad.