Vegetable price surpasses the peak and cabbage prices are expected to continue to decline. 17:48 September 1st
Vegetable prices, which had been high due to lack of sunshine in July and high temperatures last month, have mostly peaked and turned down, but cabbage continues to have high prices because there is little rain in Gunma prefecture where it is produced. It is a prospect.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries surveys the retail prices of eight main types of vegetables weekly at 470 stores nationwide, including supermarkets.
If you more to it, the average price is compared to the average year of the last week of national
▽ lettuce and cabbage are both 1.8 times,
▽ cucumbers, potatoes, eggplants, and the like 1.3 times,
although none is greater than the average year, the previous week Compared with, the price has dropped somewhat.
On the other hand, the wholesale price of Tokyo Central Wholesale Market on the 31st
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Prices of
lettuce, cucumber, and eggplant have fallen below the level of the normal year, but
▽Cabbage is still 1.9 times that of the normal year, still High prices continue.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, "Vegetables other than cabbage have recovered their growth and the price has exceeded the peak, but cabbage has been delayed in Gunma prefecture where it is produced due to little rain, and high prices are expected to continue next week." is.