Vietnam: Going to the market to buy vegetables, the women were startled because the vegetables were crushed but the price still increased sharply

Fruits

Vegetables

Vietnam

Market & Price Trends

Published Oct 2, 2023

Tridge summary

Surveys conducted at multiple markets in Phu Ly city revealed that the prices of green vegetables, such as sweet water spinach, spinach, and Malabar spinach, significantly increased on September 28 and 29. Heavy rain and flooding in the area caused a shortage of supply, leading to higher prices and poor quality vegetables. This increase in prices is causing difficulties for both small traders and consumers, especially those with low incomes, and they hope for stabilization in the coming days when the weather improves.

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Original content

Surveys at a number of people's markets in Phu Ly city showed that the selling price of green vegetables increased quite high on September 28 and 29. Among them, the strongest increase is sweet water spinach with the selling price from 7,000 VND/bunch to 12,000 VND/bunch. In addition, spinach also increased sharply from 4,000 VND/bunch to 7,000 VND/bunch; Malabar spinach from 4,000 VND/bunch to 6,000 VND/bunch; green vegetables from 20,000 VND/kg to 27,000 VND/kg. Spices such as green onions and coriander increased by 30%. Root vegetables and fruits such as zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, and potatoes have slightly increased prices from 2-5,000 VND/kg (depending on type). As for fruits such as watermelon, oranges, grapes... the selling price on September 29 also increased slightly, from 3-5,000 VND/kg. According to traders, the prices of vegetables and fruits increased significantly compared to previous days due to heavy rains on September 27-28, which caused many vegetable areas to ...

Source: Danviet