China: People eat less green onion as the prices remain high

Published 2021년 2월 4일

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Starting in the latter half of 2020, the price of green onions in Qingdao, Shandong, China, significantly increased from 1 yuan to 5 yuan per catty. This price hike is attributed to decreased supply due to heavy rainfall, pests, and diseases during the growing season, particularly affecting green onion production in Pingdu, Shandong. As a result, most green onions are now imported from Jiangsu, leading to a tenfold increase in market price compared to the previous year. Despite the high price, consumers are adjusting by purchasing less or changing how they buy green onions. It is expected that prices will decrease in the near future due to the approaching Spring Festival, when large consumers of green onions, such as schools and companies, will be on holiday.

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Starting from the second half of 2020, the price of green onions has begun to rise. In Qingdao, Shandong, the wholesale price has risen from 1 yuan to 5 yuan per catty. How much impact will the rising price of green onions have on life? What causes the price of green onions to rise? As the Spring Festival approaches, at the vegetable wholesale market on Fushun Road in Qingdao, the flow of people here has increased significantly than usual. The seller Shi Zanguo told reporters that the green onions on the market are mainly from the south, and it is difficult to see local green onions. Vegetable wholesaler Shi Zanguo: this time in previous years A catty of green onions can sell for more than 1 yuan at most. This year, a catty of onions will cost more than 5 yuan. Local green onions are basically over. This year, the quantity is small, and now we eat all the southern onions. In previous years, we can sell 10,000 catties a day, and this year we can sell 5,000 catties a day. People in ...

Source: Foodmate