Dropped down! Vegetable prices have begun to drop!

　　【Bureau of People's Livelihood Investigation】

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　　Chinanews client, Beijing, November 6th (Xie Yiguan, Zuo Yuqing) In the early stage, "food is more expensive than meat" and "a handful of vegetables more than ten yuan" aroused high public attention and heated discussions.

With the rapid implementation of official measures to ensure supply and price stabilization, people who often buy vegetables in the past two days may find that the prices of vegetables such as cucumbers and spinach that have soared before have begun to fall.

The vegetable section of a supermarket in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Photo by Zuo Yuqing

The price of a variety of vegetables has dropped

　　On November 5, Chinanews.com visited many supermarkets in Beijing and found that the

. Some supermarket staff also said that the price of vegetables had dropped.

　　"Small spinach is 8 yuan a catty, cucumbers are 5.98 yuan a catty, dry cucumbers are 5.5 yuan a catty, and cabbage is 4 yuan a hand." This is the price of vegetables in a vegetable market in Xicheng District, Beijing.

　　"When the price of baby spinach is the highest, it sells for 15 yuan a catty," a vegetable vendor told a reporter from Chinanews.com. "The price of cucumber has also dropped recently."

　　Previously, according to the “National Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Price Information System” of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the average wholesale price of vegetables was 4.78 yuan/kg in October, up 24.9% month-on-month and 26.9% year-on-year.

Among them, the prices of cucumber, spinach, rapeseed, eggplant and white radish increased by 91.0%, 84.1%, 63.9%, 33.6% and 31.2% respectively.

The vegetable area of ​​a vegetable market in Xicheng District, Beijing.

Photo by Xie Yiguan, a reporter from China News Service

　　In another supermarket in Xicheng District, Beijing, the price of some leafy greens dropped significantly compared to late October.

　　For example, cabbage dropped from 8.98 yuan per catty to 3.28 yuan; water spinach dropped from 11.98 yuan to 9.58 yuan per catty; lettuce dropped from 9.98 yuan to 4.58 yuan per catty; butter lettuce dropped from 9.58 yuan per catty to 7.98 yuan.

However, the prices of vegetables such as shallots and parsley have not yet fallen.

　　Not only in Beijing, but in Benxi, Liaoning, “cauliflower used to sell for 8 yuan a catty before, and it dropped to more than 5 yuan in the first two days. The price rose on the 5th, and sold for 6.5 yuan; spinach previously rose to 5 yuan a catty. Now it's down to 3.5 yuan; kidney beans sold for more than 8 yuan before, and now they sell for more than 6," said a local resident.

　　From a national perspective, the average wholesale prices of 28 kinds of vegetables monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have continued to fall in recent days, among which the

dropped by more

; the average retail prices of 15 kinds of vegetables in 36 large and medium-sized cities monitored by the National Development and Reform Commission have also appeared The

.

The vegetable section of a community supermarket in Changping District, Beijing.

Photo by Chinanews reporter Li Jinlei

Why did vegetable prices start to drop rapidly?

　　Regarding the previous increase in vegetable prices, Tang Ke, director of the Department of Market and Information Technology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on the 4th that there are four main reasons: first, the severe weather has reduced the number of listings; second, the increase in the price of agricultural materials Third, the transportation and distribution costs have increased significantly; fourth, the lack of power supply in some major northern provinces that produce vegetables with facilities has affected the intensive seedling and factory production of vegetables.

In addition, the sporadic outbreak of new crown pneumonia in some areas has also increased the difficulty of the connection between production and sales.

　　“However, since mid-to-late October, the northern area has been sunny and good weather, vegetable production has basically returned to normal, and the number of harvested markets will continue to increase,” Tang Ke said. Therefore, the overall increase in vegetable prices across the country has narrowed recently. The prices of green leafy vegetables such as lettuce began to drop significantly.

　　In addition, the start of the supply and price stabilization work such as the release of reserve vegetables in many places is also a major factor in the decline of vegetable prices.

　　According to the National Development and Reform Commission, with the implementation of measures to ensure supply and price stabilization in various regions, the wholesale and retail prices of vegetables have fallen. Among them, the prices of fresh and tender vegetables, which have increased significantly in the previous period, have dropped significantly.

　　Although vegetable prices have fallen overall, not all vegetable prices have fallen.

Liu Tong, head of the market statistics department of Beijing Xinfadi, pointed out to a reporter from Chinanews.com, “Only

."

　　In addition, a reporter from Chinanews.com noticed that the prices of winter vegetables such as potatoes and Chinese cabbage have risen recently.

.

　　"The price of Chinese cabbage has risen because the cabbage in the field was chopped and then stored in the cellar. The cabbage entering the market is not particularly sufficient, so the price is relatively strong. This is also the reason for potatoes-they are being stored in storage." Liu Tong explained .

The vegetable area of ​​a supermarket in Xicheng District, Beijing.

Photo by Xie Yiguan, a reporter from China News Service

Will the price of vegetables continue to fall in the later period?

　　"From the perspective of production, the output of autumn vegetables is reduced. Winter vegetables are affected by adverse weather when they are planted, and the market period is also delayed. Therefore, the current supply of vegetables is still tight." Liu Tong analyzed that the production of vegetables in the whole winter and spring may be possible. It will show a tight front and a loose state.

　　"But taking Beijing as an example, it has now entered a period of seasonal increases in vegetables, and coupled with the tight supply situation, under the combined forces of the two, the

" Liu Tong said.

　　Although the price of vegetables will still be high in the short term, Tang Ke said that from the perspective of the whole year, it is estimated that the national vegetable area is 320 million mu and the output is 750 million tons, an increase of about 1% over the previous year.

From the current point of view, the vegetable area on the field has reached 103 million mu, an increase of 4 million mu year-on-year. It

.

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