Pork prices rise slightly, vegetable prices remain stable in China

Published Apr 12, 2022

Tridge summary

The article provides an overview of the current situation regarding the pricing and availability of fresh produce and pork in major supermarkets and farmer markets in Guangzhou, China. It highlights a slight increase in pork prices but a slight decrease in the average daily wholesale price of 88 major vegetables by 0.61% from the previous month. The report stresses the stable supply and pricing of these commodities, with platforms planning to increase transportation capacity to ensure home delivery. In response to the epidemic control measures, leading online food marketplace Meituan Maicai has implemented an emergency plan, enhancing its procurement and delivery efforts to meet soaring demand for meat, poultry, and vegetables. This has resulted in a doubling of sales in these categories, prompting Meituan to utilize a nationwide supply chain to ensure the daily needs of residents in control areas are met.

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Original content

Guangzhou Daily News (all media reporters Xu Xiaofang, Wen Jing) Yesterday, the reporter visited the major supermarkets to understand the prices and distribution of fresh products such as vegetables and meat in major supermarkets. Today, the price of pork has risen slightly, and 88 kinds of main vegetables are wholesaled on average daily. The price fell by 0.61% month-on-month. Overall, the supply of fresh products is sufficient and the price is stable, and many platforms have indicated that they will increase the transportation capacity to ensure the delivery of fresh products to the home. On the morning of April 11, the reporter visited a farmer's market in the Modiesha area of Pazhou. "Now the purchase price has risen a bit, but we have basically not raised the price." said Aunt Chen, the owner of the stall. The reporter noticed that compared with yesterday, the prices of broccoli and lettuce rose slightly, but the prices of cabbage and Chinese cabbage have dropped, and the ...

Source: Chinaeconomy