High prices for vegetables, such as lettuce and cabbage, continue to double around normal times 5:19 on August 20
Due to the lack of sunshine last month, the retail prices of vegetables such as lettuce and cabbage have been around twice as high as normal.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries surveys the retail prices of eight main types of vegetables weekly at 470 stores nationwide, including supermarkets.
As a result, the national average price for last week was
▽ "Lettuce" was 2.4 times that of the normal year and
▽ "Cabbage" was 1.8 times.
The price of each lettuce has risen by more than 10% compared to the previous week, and in particular, lettuce has been delayed in growth due to lack of sunshine last month, and since the beginning of this month, the shipment volume has been affected by the heat. It means that the situation is small.
In addition,
▽"potatoes" were 1.6 times higher than normal,
▽"Nasu" and "cucumbers" were 1.4 times higher, and
▽"green onions" were 1.2 times higher, both of which were higher than the previous week. And the price has dropped.
Regarding the outlook for the future, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, "It seems that potatoes and cucumbers have exceeded their high peaks, but the growth of "lettuce" takes time to recover, and the highs continue until the first half of next month. There is a possibility.”