China: Mainland vegetable prices hit rock bottom, some farmers give up harvesting

Published 2023년 11월 29일

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Mainland vegetable farmers in China are facing a cold winter, resulting in a drop in vegetable prices. In some regions, prices are so low that farmers are giving up harvesting and allowing people to take the vegetables as they please. The decline in vegetable prices is attributed to a decrease in consumption due to a downturn in the catering industry and a conservative approach by buyers in the current economic environment.

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[The Epoch Times, November 29, 2023] Recently, mainland vegetable farmers have encountered a cold winter. Vegetable prices in Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Henan and other places have fallen to the bottom. In some places, green onions cost only two cents per catty (500 grams). In some vegetable farmers, Because the price was too low, they gave up picking and allowed people to take it as they pleased. The overall sales price of vegetables in mainland China has been sluggish this winter. Content posted by farmers from various places on social media shows that in Shandong, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and other places, various vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, celery, radish, and green onions are sold at low prices, and even stranded in There is no one harvesting in the vegetable fields. The minimum price of Chinese cabbage in Xinfadi, Beijing Vegetable Wholesale Market, is 0.25 yuan (RMB, the same below)/catty, and cabbage is 0.35 yuan/catty; in the first-level wholesale market in the ...

Source: Epochtimes