Stunned by tomatoes at Hanoi market: Priced at 85,000 dong/kg, they are still 'burning inventory'

In the evening, after buying 2 pieces of fish to cook a sour fish soup, Ms. Bui Thi Hoa from Thanh Nhan Street (Hanoi) went to a green vegetable shop and asked the shopkeeper to sell her a few tomatoes. As soon as she finished speaking, the shopkeeper announced the price of "85,000 VND/kg for tomatoes," which left her in disbelief. In recent days, when shopping for vegetables, she noticed that the prices of leafy vegetables were quite cheap compared to mid-November. Therefore, she assumed that the price of tomatoes would also decrease. "Who would have thought, the price not only did not decrease but also increased sharply," she said. In the end, the plan to cook a sour fish soup turned into fish stew. "The price is too high, and yesterday I went to 3 shops before I managed to buy 2 tomatoes," shared Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh from Kim Lien (Hanoi). A few days ago, when she stayed up late, she went to the market but couldn't buy tomatoes to cook egg soup. When she asked to buy, the ...