Apple market two-fold sky: Western regions harvest with stable prices, Shandong province oversupply with low prices...

This year, the apple market's "ice and fire" dichotomy is vividly reflected in prices, with the price difference between the western superior-quality producing areas and Shandong reaching as high as 3 yuan/jin. The core issue lies in "too few high-quality fruits and too many poor-quality ones." Western producing areas, thanks to their stable quality, have become the "darling" of merchants. High-quality fruits from Jingning, Gansu, were sold out early in the procurement period, with early transaction prices breaking 5.5 yuan/jin. Even though prices have fallen back, the 4.5 yuan/jin average price still attracts merchants to flock for purchases. The turnaround in the Qingyang area is even more remarkable. In previous years, the price was slightly lower than that of Yan'an, Shaanxi, but this year, with its smooth fruit surface and uniform coloring, the price has stabilized at 4-4.5 yuan/jin, rising 0.8 yuan/jin compared to last year. The price increase in western producing areas is ...