Is the price of home cooked food "not home cooked"? Cucumber wholesale prices have risen by over 40%! Will it continue to rise?
2024-08-20
Recently, vegetable prices have continued to rise in many parts of the country. The latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that this week, the average price of 19 types of vegetables in 286 wholesale markets across the country was 4.97 yuan/kg, an increase of 10.9% from last week and a year-on-year increase of 36.2%. Some people sigh that the prices of home cooked dishes have become a bit "out of home". The prices of vegetables in many places have risen, and the prices of home cooked dishes are "not home cooked". At 10 am, trucks filled with various vegetables were parked in the Xinfadi market in Beijing. Merchant Li Jinli's two cars of eggplants have already sold more than half, and the phone calls for goods are still ringing incessantly. His eggplants come from Hebei and Liaoning, with a wholesale price of 4.7 yuan per kilogram. They can sell around 40000 kilograms per day, and both the price and sales volume have increased significantly compared to last year. Li Jinli, a merchant at Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market: It has increased by nearly 1 yuan since July, and at this stage last year, it is only about 2 yuan. Due to weather conditions, many flowers have fallen off the eggplant. The price increase is also significant for lettuce. Merchant Ma Junsi said that in the past month, the price of lettuce at his home has risen by about 50%. In Hefei, Anhui Province, the average retail price of vegetables is over 7 yuan per kilogram, with 20 out of 30 vegetable varieties experiencing an increase. The varieties with larger increases include cucumber, white radish, and winter melon, with an average increase of around 6% to 8% compared to the previous week. Wang Ping, information officer of Zhougudui Agricultural Products Wholesale Market in Hefei, Anhui: The entire vegetable market is still relatively active in trading, but due to the recent continuous high temperature weather, the market volume of our real estate vegetables is insufficient. Currently, the wholesale price of leafy vegetables such as amaranth, chives, and water spinach remains above 2 yuan/jin. The Diaozhen Vegetable Wholesale Market is the largest vegetable distribution market in the Zouping area of Zhangqiu, Shandong Province, with a daily vegetable trading volume of nearly 1 million kilograms. Yuan Shanzhong, a resident of Jinan, Shandong: Vegetable prices have been a bit high in recent days, mainly due to supply and demand. If there are fewer vegetables, prices will naturally increase. After a period of time, if there are more vegetables, prices will fall. At the Jianxin Farmers' Market in Chenghua District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, some merchants reported that the increase in vegetable prices has affected sales. Merchant: The purchase price has increased, which has had a slight impact on sales. For example, in the past, winter melon was sold for 180 pounds, but now it can only be sold for 60-70 pounds, which is equivalent to a 30-40% decrease in sales. Expert: Seasonal increase in vegetable prices caused by high temperatures and heavy rainfall. In the interview, the intuitive feeling of the reasons for the increase in vegetable prices is that the weather is hot and the supply of vegetables has decreased. What are the specific reasons for the recent increase in vegetable prices in various regions? What will be the future trend? Zhang Jing, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences: The main reason is that July and August are the "summer light" period for vegetable production and supply. High temperatures and heavy rainfall in summer are not conducive to vegetable growth. Generally, vegetable prices begin to rise seasonally at this time of year. Moreover, in early July this summer, Hunan, Shandong, Sichuan, Anhui and other places experienced heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and other convective weather, and some areas also suffered from floods, which had an impact on local vegetable production, harvesting and export. Due to the continuous decline in prices from March to June, some production areas have pulled out seedlings and changed crops in advance. In addition, frequent rainfall in recent times has led to low fruit setting rates and insufficient production, resulting in temporary crop breaks in the market supply. The wholesale price of cucumbers has risen by more than 40% at one point. However, prices in some production areas have already loosened, and as new crops of cucumbers are gradually launched, prices will return to a reasonable range. Overall, the area and yield of vegetables in the field have increased, and these vegetables are gradually entering a large market period. For the supply of summer and autumn vegetables, the production foundation is relatively good. At the same time, with the transformation of vegetable production areas, cold and cool vegetables in northern and high-altitude regions gradually enter the peak harvest season, and the market supply is sufficient. Zhang Jing, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences: In the short term, the scale of "transporting vegetables from the north to the south" and "transporting vegetables from the west to the east" will expand due to changes in production areas and crop rotation. This cross regional transportation will increase the cost of preserving and transporting vegetables, and will also drive up vegetable prices. It is expected that vegetable prices will maintain seasonal fluctuations and rise in the later period, but the upward space is limited. In order to cope with the rise in vegetable prices, various regions have actively taken measures to ensure the stable supply of citizens' "vegetable baskets" with a total vegetable field area of 106 million mu nationwide. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the current vegetable field area in China is 106 million mu, an increase of 900000 mu year-on-year, still at a relatively high level this year, and there is a foundation for stable production and supply. Many regions have increased the production and supply of local cuisine. The annual vegetable planting area in Lanling County, Shandong Province is 1.2 million mu, with a total output of 5 million tons. At the vegetable planting base in Xiangcheng Town, Lanling, county agricultural technicians are inspecting the growth of greenhouse cucumbers and providing guidance on pest control, fertilizer and water management, ventilation and cooling to help vegetable farmers strengthen greenhouse vegetable management. In Zhangqiu, Shandong, local efforts are being made to increase the production of local vegetables. After harvesting, efforts are being made to replant and select fast-growing leafy vegetables for variety selection. Rucheng County in Hunan Province is a major producer of ginger. In recent days, local agricultural technicians have been guiding farmers to remove sunshades, cultivate soil and fertilize small yellow ginger that is in the stage of tuber expansion. It is expected that this year, the ginger production will exceed 130000 tons, and about 70% of these ginger and processed products will be supplied to Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao regions. In Liangyuan District, Shangqiu, Henan Province, 42000 acres of chili peppers have entered the best harvesting season. Villagers take advantage of the sunny weather to pick and supply the market in a timely manner. The recent continuous high temperature weather has affected agricultural production in Anyuan, Jiangxi. The local area has installed shading nets and sprinkler irrigation to cool and quench the thirst of vegetables, safeguarding the safety of the "vegetable basket". Yang Liancheng, a farmer from Anyuan County, Jiangxi Province: In high temperature weather, there are two solutions for drought resistance and cooling in greenhouses: one is the sprinkler system, which irrigates five times a day to achieve water-saving and cooling effects; The second is a sunshade net, which controls the temperature within 38 ℃. Hengshui, Hebei Province, has a vegetable planting area of 1.147 million mu, including 453000 mu of facility vegetables, mainly supplying the Beijing Tianjin Hebei market. To alleviate the adverse effects of extreme weather conditions such as high temperatures and heavy rainfall on vegetable production, Hengshui City has organized nearly a hundred technical guidance groups to guide vegetable farmers in scientific cooling, water and fertilizer management, and disease and pest control. Xing Huijun, an agronomist from the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Jizhou District, Hengshui City, Hebei Province: Our recent vegetable supply mainly consists of eggplants and tomatoes. Next, we will guide farmers to plant as much as possible and promote circular planting. At the same time, we will encourage farmers to grow vegetables that are resistant to high temperatures and have high yields, ensuring a stable supply of vegetables. (New Society)
Edit：HAN ZHUOLING Responsible editor：CAICAI
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