On august 20, the qingdao daily news/attami news, citizens who regularly buy food recently will notice that the price of food has suddenly increased, and some have even doubled, and that even shandong's soybean horns have risen to $670 a pound at this point in the past year, and the soybeans have been “spreading” to $10 per pound. In recent days, tourist journalists have visited some of the rural markets, supermarkets, etc. In the urban areas and have found that, with the exception of potatoes, onions, cabbage, less than $4/kg of vegetables, especially some green leaves, are on the increase most significantly, approaching $10/kg. Agricultural experts indicated that the recent increase in the price of vegetables, combined with a combination of high-temperature storm weather and supply-demand relations, is expected to return to normal with the return of temperatures and the coming market of vegetables。
In the evening of 19 september, journalists came to a small farm market in jingsu road to see that many citizens were choosing vegetables for dinner. Vegetable stalls on the south side of the market are priced at $5 per pound for pepper, eggplant, oil, cabbage, etc., mostly between $6. 5 and $7. 5 for vegetable flowers, broccoli, spinach at $9 per pound, lettuce at $10 per pound, or $8 per pound for cucumbers at $2 or 3 pounds per day..
“it is true that the prices of vegetables have risen considerably during this period, with the exception of onions, potatoes and cabbage, which have barely increased, which have remained almost constant at one or two dollars, and others which have increased considerably.” the stallion argued that the lady was busy organizing vegetables in the booth while describing recent changes in vegetable prices. She stated that the prices of vegetables for these two days were almost one dollar a day, and that some foods were raised by a dollar a day, the most egregious being the chrysanthemum, and that the prices of all the goods they sent for them were 10 dollars per pound, and that they simply did not enter them because they were too expensive to sell。
In the face of the sharp rise in vegetable prices, another vegetable stand was somewhat overwhelmed. She explained that past food prices had risen, but were not usually very high, but that, after july, heavy rains and high temperatures had alternated, resulting in an impact on vegetable growth, reduced supplies and natural increases in wholesale prices. “the leaves are relatively expensive and difficult to keep, and we lose money if we can't sell them in the morning or if we can't sell them in the afternoon.”
"the spinach has gone up to nine bucks. It's too expensive to buy something else." a sister-in-law in her 60s looked at the prices of vegetables and lamented the fact that “vegetables are necessary for everyday life, even if they are expensive, to buy less green vegetables each time or other vegetables that are less expensive”
In another small people's supermarket, mr. Liu, a frequent resident of the community, said: “although the price increases are painful, we must understand that this is the natural pattern of the market. The weather is bad, planting costs are rising and businesses are not easy. It is hoped that when the weather improves, prices will fall.” he felt that the buying habits could be adapted to market conditions, with the choice of vegetable varieties at higher prices。
The continued high prices of vegetables are rising not only in qingdao but also in many parts of the country. Data on the national wholesale prices of 28 types of vegetables monitored by the ministry of agriculture and rural development show that from 16 june to 15 august, the national daily price of vegetables rose from $4. 27 to $6. 01 per kilogram, an increase of 40. 7 per cent。
What caused the recent increase in vegetable prices? In interviews, journalists learned that the main factors were high temperatures and heavy rains. The pattern of vegetable prices shows seasonal fluctuations. Vegetable prices generally entered the upper corridor from mid-june until they reached a high point in early september, after which they moved into the downward route. This is mainly due to the relatively inadequate market supply due to high summer temperatures, which are detrimental to vegetable growth, and the “summer” phenomenon of vegetable production. This summer, however, the country suffered from a combination of heavy rainfall and heavy thunderstorms, which led to a decline in vegetable production. Rainfall has caused muddling or damage to vegetable fields and has affected the harvesting, transportation and marketing of vegetables, resulting in tight supply and price increases for some vegetables。
According to industry experts, while seasonal increases in vegetable prices will remain in place for the short term, there is limited scope for such increases. When high temperatures are followed by cooling, and when vegetables are added to the market in the fall, the supply of vegetables will steadily and continuously increase and prices will return to a reasonable range. Vegetable prices are expected to shift to seasonal downhill by early september. Qingdao daily news/taiwan reporter wu zhuang zhuang / map
