Since last year, many people have discovered that prices seem to be abnormal. For example, pork has risen from about 10 yuan per catty in previous years to 30 yuan per catty, and many people feel that they cannot afford it. In the second half of the year, green onions rose to 8-12 yuan/jin, and ginger rose to 10-15 yuan/jin. Many people lamented that they could not afford onions and ginger.

However, since this year, the price of onions and ginger has returned to normal prices. Among them, the price of green onions once fell to 1-2 cents, while the price of ginger has even dropped to today, with a loss of about 5,000 yuan per acre. The price of pork has also begun to fall, from 30 yuan to a long-lost 10 yuan/jin. In early October, pork prices fell to 6-8 yuan/jin.

However, while these prices have fallen, other prices have also risen sharply. Now in the first half of this year, fish prices have collectively increased by 60%. Vegetables are now more expensive than meat. What's going on? What’s next to rise?

1. Fish prices

1. First, they rose sharply by 60%.

Since March this year, fish prices have begun to rise. In April, they generally rose by 20%. As mentioned above, it is already about 2-3 yuan more expensive to buy fish at the wet market. I thought this was just a normal rise and fall, and everyone didn't take it seriously, but who would have thought that the price of fish would rise to the point where it was unaffordable.

Fish prices began to rise sharply in May and continued to rise until June. At that time, the retail sales of carp increased from 12 yuan to 18 yuan/jin, grass carp and carp increased from 5-7 yuan to 13-15 yuan/jin, yellow catfish increased from 15-17 yuan to 20-23 yuan/jin, silver carp, silver carp, The price of fathead fish has increased from 8 yuan to 15 yuan per catty, and the price of bream has increased from 7 yuan to 12 yuan per catty.

It can be said that all kinds of common fish on the market have experienced surges. Even the cheapest silver carp has risen from 3-4 yuan to 6-8 yuan/catty, and mandarin fish has increased from 3-4 yuan to 6-8 yuan per catty. 30 yuan rose to 60-70 yuan/jin.

At this time, fish prices have collectively risen by about 60, but market consumer demand is gradually sluggish. After all, one crucian carp can buy 2-3 pounds of pork. Isn’t it delicious to eat pork?

2. Collectively fell back to normal prices

In this way, as demand weakened, fish prices began to decline starting in July, especially in August. Due to a "special health incident", the transportation of fish was hindered. Coupled with the hot weather, many fish died during transportation. As a result, the price of fish accelerated its decline, falling by about 30 per month.

In September and October, fish prices were still low and had dropped to normal levels during the "Double Festival". Of course, due to the recent rise in vegetable prices, meat prices have collectively risen sharply, and fish prices have also followed suit.

The current average price of grass carp has dropped to 5.8 yuan/catty, compared with 9.5 yuan/catty in June, which shows that it has indeed dropped a lot. On the market, the retail price of grass carp is 7-8 yuan/catty. Although it is 1 yuan more expensive than in previous years, it is much lower than in the first half of the year.

The average price of crucian carp at the pond entrance is 7.9 yuan/catty, which has fallen back to normal levels, and the market retail price is about 12 yuan; the average price of carp has dropped from 9.8 yuan/catty to 5.5 yuan/catty, and the current retail price is 7- 8 yuan; yellow catfish fell from 12 yuan to 10.7 yuan/catty, and the market retail price has returned to 15-17 yuan per catty.

The average price of tilapia has dropped to 4.7 yuan/jin, and the average price of bullfrog has also dropped to 6.5 yuan/jin, which is a sharp drop from the 20 yuan/jin in the first half of the year. However, raw fish has seen the sharpest increase recently, with an average price of 13 yuan/jin, an increase of 18.8 yuan month-on-month, mainly due to tight supply and increased demand.

2. Vegetables

1. Vegetables are more expensive than meat

From mid-October, vegetable prices began to rise until the end of October. Many people Complaining about not being able to afford food. For example, in a vegetable market in Chenzhou, the price of broccoli is 10 yuan per catty, green beans are 13 yuan per catty, cabbage has increased from 2 yuan to 4 yuan per catty, red amaranth is 10 yuan per catty, chrysanthemum is 13.9 yuan per catty, and loofah is 7 yuan per catty. Jin, compared with September, vegetable prices have increased significantly.

In a market in Zhengzhou, vegetable prices are not cheap either. Spinach has risen to 15.9 yuan/catty, bitter melon is 8 yuan/catty, pea tips are 12 yuan/catty, and grass heads are 11.8 yuan/catty. Four Seasons Beans are 13.9 yuan/jin, lentils are 11.9 yuan/jin, and beans are 8.9 yuan/jin.

Even potatoes have risen from 1.5 yuan to 3 yuan, onions have risen from 1.2 yuan to 2.8 yuan, and celery and tomatoes have risen to 4.5 yuan.

The rise in vegetable prices is ultimately due to the increase in rain in the north in September. As a result, the growth of vegetables was damaged and the growth was not good, so that the market supply was tight, which led to a collective increase in vegetable prices. Many people joke that pork is cheaper than vegetables, so it is not as cost-effective as eating meat.

2. Vegetable prices began to decline

As vegetables soared, the Ministry of Commerce also began to regulate and organize local governments to put in reserve vegetables to ease the supply pressure on the market and stabilize vegetable prices. price and keep it within the normal range.

After this regulation, many people have found that vegetable prices have dropped significantly. For example, the author went shopping in the supermarket today and found that spinach has dropped from 15 yuan to 8 yuan/catty, and cabbage has dropped from 4 yuan to 2 yuan/catty. , beans fell to 6 yuan/jin, lentils fell to 7 yuan/jin, and amaranth fell back to 7.8 yuan/jin.

Judging from the wholesale prices in Xinfadi, Beijing, the wholesale price of small rapeseed is 1.5-2.5 yuan, a week-on-week decrease of 34%; the wholesale price of oyster mushrooms is 3-3.5 yuan/jin, a week-on-week decrease. 38; The wholesale price of coriander is 4-6 yuan/jin, a decrease of 23% week-on-week; the wholesale price of cowpeas is 4-4.5 yuan/jin, a decrease of 19% week-on-week; the wholesale price of zucchini is 1.8-2.7 yuan/jin, a decrease of 27.42% week-on-week.

However, the prices of lettuce, potatoes, green-skinned winter melon, and peppers still increased, and the increase was relatively large. But I believe that before long, all vegetables will fall.

It can be seen that no matter what agricultural and sideline products they are, after they rise to a certain level, their prices will inevitably fall, and then the prices of other things will follow suit. So, some people guess, what is the next thing to rise?