Vegetables, represented by spinach, have recently fallen in prices
Top news henan journalist, kwok chi chi chi-chung/text
In recent days, the topic “the food is more expensive than meat” has become a popular topic. On 28 october, the ministry of commerce, in response to the increase in prices of food agricultural products, particularly vegetables, indicated that it would take measures to secure prices。
Starting on 28 october, journalists from the top news newspaper, henan, visited zhengzhou city's multi-farm market and several vegetable farmers in henan, and found that the prices of vegetables had begun to fall, the retail price of spinach had fallen to around $8 per pound, and the prices of other parts of vegetables had fallen to varying degrees. So what's the next trend in vegetable prices
The spinach has dropped to around $8 per pound
Zhengzhou, through the opening district of the liminon market, the shopkeeper indicated that since 27 october, spinach prices had been reduced. A few days ago, it was 12 bucks per pound. His spinach was sold at $8 per pound, barley at $7 per pound, cabbage at $5 per pound, and potatoes and onions at $2. 5 per pound。
At the farmer's markets and trades markets on the fourth street, located in zhengzhou province, there are merchants who say that spinach is 6 yuan/chip ~ 8 yuan/chip, and that it was sold to 11 yuan/chip the previous day. Prices have just fallen on 28 days. “in two days' time it will be cheaper, and this dish will come down, and it will not be cheap for the first two days. The next-door booth was sold at a retail price of $8 per pound for spinach, "it was 12 yesterday." and the booth was 9 per pound。
On the morning of 29 october, spinach was 8 yuan per pound for most businesses via the min lok farmer market on first avenue in the kasaï district. During the interview, a citizen who was buying food said that the spinach that was bought at a supermarket the previous day was up to $15 a pound。
As a result of the visit, the top news newspaper henan businesser found that the market price for spinach had fallen to around $8 per pound, and some businesses indicated that other parts of the higher-priced dish had fallen to varying degrees。
The price of food this year is the highest in almost five or six years
The vegetable growers wang zeng and liu xiao, both of which have had five to six years of experience, are in the liang zhu district of henan mt. Wang qi has contracted 300 acres of vegetable land this year, half of which is grown in huts, and liu qi has planted over 100 acres this year. According to them, the size of vegetable cultivation in the surrounding villages has grown to 2000-3000 acres for almost two years and is increasing. A large number of wholesalers of vegetables from the wanbong whole market in zhengzhou, namyang, beijing, anhui, jiang sunantong, shanghai, etc. Outside the province, have come to buy them。
On 29 october, wang qi explained that the price of spinach began to fall three or four days ago, at $4 per pound on that day, while 10 days ago it was the highest price for spinach and the “land” wholesale price was $7 per pound ~ $8 per pound. Prices such as shanghai blue and cabbage have also fallen from nearly $3 per pound wholesale price a week ago to $1 per pound。
They said that the price of vegetables this year was the highest since they were employed. According to them, this year's high food prices were mainly affected by flooding and rain weather. In the last week, however, temperatures have warmed, vegetables have increased, new rounds of vegetables have matured, demand and supply imbalances have been reduced and prices have fallen somewhat。
According to zhang jun, the chief procurement director of the o2o local catering procurement network, the prices of most vegetables, such as spinach, have gradually fallen since about 23 october. It was described that between 5 and 20 october, spinach prices reached a peak of 12 yuan per pound in the near future. At present, the market price for quality spinach is $8 per pound, common spinach is $6 per pound and local varieties are $5. 5 per pound。
Industry predicts a small increase in prices when the weather gets cold
By reference to previous years' prices, wang qi believes that the high overall price of vegetables lasts longer this year, which increases their income: “in previous years, an acre had an annual income of $8,000 to $9,000 and an acre had an income of more than $15,000, almost twice as high as in previous years.” the next vegetable prices, wang qi and liu qi both believed that there would be a small increase in prices in the near future. As the weather gets colder and vegetables grow more and more, the cost of planting increases。
According to zhang joon, the rate of vegetable prices has probably not increased significantly in recent times。
With regard to the subsequent trend in food prices, zhang joon believes that there is a possibility of a small increase and that a substantial increase is unlikely to occur for two reasons. First, with colder weather, lower temperatures, slower vegetable growth, smaller yields and uneven supply and demand, market prices will rise slightly. Second, the decline in local vegetable varieties during the winter, the market being dominated by southern vegetables, increased transport, packaging and, as a matter of course, small price increases. However, it does not rule out exceptional circumstances, which may also lead to substantial increases in the price of vegetables in the event of extreme weather events such as heavy rains。
