China News Network, May 5 (Zhongxin Financial Reporter Xie Yiguan) May and June coincide with the season when the "king of fruits" durian is on the market in large quantities. Some time ago, some people who love to eat durian found that the price of durian was cheaper, and topics such as "durian wholesale price fell to 13 yuan for 1 pound" also appeared on Weibo hot search.
However, recently, there are rumors that the anchor Simba has raised the price of durian, and as the incident intensifies and arouses widespread attention and heated discussions, the local municipal supervision department, Simba's team and other parties have responded successively.
The price of durian has increased, and the anchor Simba is suspected of monopolizing durian?
On May 5, anchor Simba started broadcasting in Thailand. According to reports, a total of 7.162 million durians were brought to the whole site, with a total sales of nearly 3 million yuan and a total weight of more than 4800,<> tons.
Screenshot of anchor Simba's previous Thailand live broadcast trailer. From the official account Xinxuan User Service Center.
Later, on social platforms, some durian merchants complained that Simba's live streaming led to the phenomenon of "sealing the cabinet" in the wholesale market, which in turn led to the price of durian prices. Some wholesale stall owners said that in just this week or two, one piece of goods has risen by more than 100 yuan.
Is the price of durian really getting more expensive on the market? Zhongxin financial reporters searched on a number of fresh platforms and found that the current price of gold-pillow durian is concentrated at more than 30 yuan per catty, which is indeed a slight increase compared with the price a week ago.
On social media, netizens in many places said that the price of durian has increased recently, "Coordinates Shanghai, last week 23.5 yuan a catty, now it has risen to 35 yuan a catty." Some netizens wondered, "Now is the season when durian is concentrated on the market, it should be the cheapest time." ”
On the 13th, a fruit wholesaler in Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market also confirmed to reporters that the price of durian has indeed increased in recent days, and the price is higher than before. "Some good goods have a price of more than 32 yuan per box (900 pounds), which is impossible at this time in previous years."
Durian. Photo by China News Network reporter Xie Yiguan
As for the question of whether the price of durian in the market has risen due to Simba's bringing goods, in the view of the above-mentioned wholesaler, "it is not caused by Simba's 'sealing of the cabinet', or because the first-tier supplier took the opportunity to stock up, resulting in a decrease in durian supply and an increase in prices." ”
The wholesaler also revealed that last year's durian quality was poor, wholesalers wanted to sell as soon as possible, there was no pressure phenomenon, but this year's durian quality is good, even if hoarded for a period of time, it will not affect much, plus the demand is higher, you can stir up.
According to the cover news report, recently, the reporter learned from a number of durian wholesalers and retailers that it is currently in the stage where the eastern goods of Thai durian are nearing the end, and the southern goods are not yet on the market, the price of durian is indeed rising, but the price is determined by the market supply and demand, whether it is caused by Simba goods, most merchants said that there is an impact but not a determining factor.
Simba and his team responded: There is no malicious price inflating
On May 5, Simba also said in the live broadcast that only 11 cabinets were issued yesterday, how to monopolize the market? "You hype me and speculate on me, do you speculate on me? Who the hell is speculating on prices? Don't you claim that there are three or four hundred cabinets, five or six hundred cabinets and one thousand cabinets a day in all of China? Or did I sell durian transparently to affect whose interests? ”
On May 5, Simba's team responded to the media that Xinxuan does not have a dominant market position and does not maliciously raise prices, which does not constitute a monopolistic behavior: "From the perspective of sales volume, combined with customs public data, the total import volume of durian in 12 will be 2022,82 tons, worth 5.40 billion US dollars, of which 3,78 tons come from Thailand." Xinxuan's live broadcast room durian sales volume of about 4800,0 tons, that is, durian cargo accounted for only 58.<>%, accounting for a very small proportion, far from the so-called monopoly. ”
"From the perspective of sales channels, Xinxuan provides matching transaction services, that is, recommending users to place orders in the cooperative merchant Kuaishou Small Store, Xinxuan does not restrict cooperation between partners and other sales channels, and cooperative merchants are not the only traders in the Sino-Thai durian trade, and there is no 'monopoly durian market'."
Municipal supervision department: "The Municipal Supervision Bureau responded to the increase in durian prices caused by Simba's goods" on the Internet to be false news
On May 5, the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Supervision issued a circular: On May 12, some media reported that "netizens complained that Simba brought goods to make durian expensive", and the Internet spread that "the Municipal Supervision Bureau responded to Simba's goods to increase the price of durian", after verification, the relevant content was false news.
Information circular issued by Guangzhou Market Regulation.
The article said that after investigation, since the Thai durian entered the sales season on March 3, the Jiangnan market has entered the market to sell an average of about 15 containers (about 100,34 jin) per day, and the market's official website data shows that the average wholesale price of Thai durian at the end of April is about 56 yuan / jin, and since May, the average wholesale price has been the highest 4 yuan / jin. Affected by the supply and demand relationship during the holidays, the wholesale sales price of Thai durian in this market fluctuated slightly, and no illegal price hoarding and price gouging were found for the time being.
In response to the online video reflecting that Thai durian "sealed cabinet" is not sold, after verification by the law enforcement personnel of the Baiyun District Market Supervision Administration, the merchants operating Thai durian in the imported fruit operation area of Jiangnan Market have been selling normally recently, and the "sealed cabinet" video is a publicity method in the sales process of merchants.
The article also mentioned that previously, the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation and the Baiyun District Market Supervision Administration had not responded or been interviewed by staff, and the content of "the Municipal Supervision Bureau's response to the rise in durian prices caused by Simba's goods" was false information.
It is reported that some media reported that a staff member of the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation had said that Simba did not disrupt the market, and that he brought goods too quickly to cause changes in supply and demand, but there was no evidence to prove that he monopolized the market. (End)