Vegetable prices doubled in Beijing, China

Published 2021년 10월 25일

Tridge summary

Vegetable prices in China have doubled since October, leading to high costs for consumers. The price hike is due to a combination of factors including high energy costs for greenhouse production, the end of the summer vegetable market, rapid temperature drops, and heavy rainfall reducing production, and increased costs of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and oil. Despite these challenges, meat prices remain lower. Vegetable wholesalers predict that prices will decrease as weather improves and transportation returns to normal, but they will still be higher than in previous years.
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Original content

[Epoch Times October 26, 2021] (The Epoch Times reporter Luo Ya and Gao Miao interviewed and reported) "Spinach is 7 yuan per catty, eggplant is 9 yuan per catty, and leek yellow (sprouts) is a dozen yuan per catty, like green beans. This kind of expensive dishes can’t even be read.” “In the past, vegetables were eaten as you like, but now you have to count and eat when you eat vegetables,” said Ms. Li, a Shanghai citizen. Since October, the price of vegetables in China has risen fiercely, and prices have generally doubled. Ms. Li told The Epoch Times on the 25th that the price of vegetables began to rise before the eleventh, and the price rose faster after eleventh, and it has continued to rise, without ever falling. "The kale that used to be more than 1 yuan has now risen to more than 3 yuan, and many vegetables (prices) have doubled." Ms. Wang, who lives in Beijing, also told The Epoch Times reporter, “Tofu cost 2 yuan a year last year, and 4 yuan this year; bean sprouts cost ...
Source: Epochtimes

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