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.