The wuhans, who were crying for money while eating watermelons, finally waited for the good news of the drop. Over the course of the day, polar journalists visited the fruit market in the town of wuhan and discovered that for more than a month the “nobility watermelon” had fallen “high head”, that some varieties had fallen by half, and that the city of jianggua had received a “two dollar level line”。
According to industry sources, wuhan is a watermelon-producing area, with relatively short production time and a highly competitive market compared to the rest of the country's major chemically grown areas, which has led to a proliferation of r & d varieties and increased production in recent years, providing citizens with more advantageous options for their summer fruit consumption。
In gua city, there's a $2 horizontal line
“it took at least $30 to $40 to buy a watermelon last month, and the price has fallen quite dramatically.” on 16 may, optimistic journalists met with mr. Zhao, a citizen who had just picked up a whole watermelon in front of a fruit and vegetable supermarket all the way to hanguchi: “this watermelon was bought today for only $15”
In the supermarket where mr. Zhao buys watermelons, a box of four knapsacks is placed in an open area in front of the door, at the discretion of the citizens who come to buy the fruit. The price plate in front of the box contains the words “$2. 99 per pound” and from time to time passers-by citizens are present at the pickles。
One of the buyers told the press that the sugar melon sold at the beginning of may had been sold to nearly $6 per pound, which in half a month amounted to a trade-off. In addition, the price of cucumber watermelon, which is also half the price, has been reduced from $5 to $2. 5 per pound。
The watermelon is also in the most visible position in a fruit shop that is not far from the same road. The owner of the shop is promoting the larger guacamole, at a price of $2. 88 per pound, which was also sold to $5. 99 a month ago。
Increased competitiveness of local melons
Yesterday, a leading journalist came to a fruit wholesale market near hanguchi's sister-in-law's tree road, where many vendors described the recent marked fall in watermelon prices, mainly due to the fact that local watermelons, which were listed in mid-may, had become more diverse and more numerous, and that the weather was still not very hot, and that high-priced watermelons were moving at a slower and more competitive pace, with many retailers competing for lower prices, given their relatively abundant supply。
According to a wholesaler, watermelons in the wuhan market continued to dominate from mid-april to the present. These are mainly from hainan, fujian and zhejiang. Since last weekend, the province has experienced a gradual increase in the number of local melons, which has had an impact on market prices and has had a price reduction effect。
Where does the local melon come from? According to the merchants, there are currently a relatively high concentration of local melons from wuhan lake east-west, cai-tien, jiangxia, huangxiang, xinjiang and xianzhou (hannan), and there are a small number of melons from the provinces of uyang and jianzhou, among others。
According to hu hyun jun, a senior agronomist in taihua agricultural science and technology co., hubei, the jiangxia land hall is one of the watermelon extension sites in wuhan and is being promoted by the provincial, municipal and district agricultural specialist team + enterprise + farmer. The area under cultivation now stands at 330 acres, with 46 new species of watermelon tested and 37 new species of melon, providing an important support for enriching the local market for watermelon consumption。
You want a cheap melon
For the production and supply of local watermelons in wuhan, the wuhan modern agricultural education centre, a fruit and vegetables expert, although not a dominant product in wuhan crops, after many years of testing, has been able to grow for two springs and autumns a year, and the soil and climatic conditions in the six new urban areas of wuhan are more suitable for cultivation. In recent years, as watermelon cultivation has matured and production has been high, it has been possible to bring more benefits to the population。
The experts cited, for example, the emergence of an earlier “8424 watermelon” new species. These are relatively superior, from appearance to sweetness to taste, and were the main species of watermelons from abroad. The advantage is that they are more resistant to cold and have a high rate of survival, while they are marketed early, have a thin skin, have a high level of coolness and sweetness, produce 7,000 pounds in spring, produce 8,000 pounds in autumn, and offer a price that is nearly half as cheap as foreign goods。
It is expected that, as the local watermelon is concentrated in the city, the external watermelon is increasingly entering the wuhan market and increasing its supply. It will become normal for citizens to eat cheap gourds when more off-site goods appear in the market between late may and early june。
