Market situation of vegetables after summer.
Vegetable prices have dropped significantly. This year, affected by bad weather such as "cold spring", the price of vegetables in spring remains high. In May, the weather warmed up, the amount of greenhouse vegetables on the market increased, and at the same time, open-air vegetables were listed one after another, and the price of vegetables fell from a high level. According to the monitoring of 36 large and medium-sized cities in China by the Market Operation Regulation Department of the Ministry of Commerce, the average wholesale price of 18 kinds of vegetables in China was 3.38 yuan/kg in May, which was10/%lower than that in April. 18 kinds of vegetables, the price of 13 kinds decreased, and 5 kinds increased.
Vegetable prices in most cities are down. According to the monitoring, in May, there were 26 cities where vegetable prices decreased month-on-month, and 9 cities where prices increased. Among them, vegetables in Qingdao, Tianjin, Hefei, Dalian, Yinchuan and Beijing decreased by more than 20% month-on-month, which were 24.3%, 22.8%, 22.5%, 21%and 20.8% respectively. The vegetable prices in Jinan, Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan and other 12 cities dropped by over 10% month-on-month; The decrease of vegetables in Nanchang, Shenyang, Xi 'an and Kunming was1%-10%.
Leaves and solanaceous vegetables decreased greatly. Among leafy vegetables, Chinese cabbage, rape, cabbage and lettuce decreased by 35.2%, 28%, 27.2% and19.9% respectively compared with April. Cucumber, green pepper, eggplant and bitter gourd decreased by 26.7%,17.3%,17% and16.3% respectively compared with April.
The price of vegetables is still higher than the same period last year. In May, the average wholesale price of vegetables in 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide was 36.8% higher than that in the same period last year. Among 18 kinds of vegetables, except celery and white radish, the prices of other 16 kinds of vegetables have increased to varying degrees. Among them, the prices of garlic and ginger have more than doubled, the prices of potatoes have increased by more than half, and eggplant, onion, beans, lettuce, green pepper, pepper and Chinese cabbage have increased by 32.3%, 22.8%, 21.5%,16% and15.2 respectively.
(The above data content is authorized by the Ministry of Commerce for business forecast.)
Rational view of vegetable price changes
Moderator: After the summer, vegetable prices generally fell. Apart from seasonal reasons such as warmer weather, what other factors led to the decline in vegetable prices? Let's listen to Yin Lu, a vegetable analyst at China Merchants Productivity Promotion Center.
Yes, seasonal factors are the main reason for the decline in vegetable prices this time. After the summer, the vegetable market is well supplied. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, in 2009, the planting area of vegetables in autumn and winter was 3 1 0.04 million mu, an increase of nearly 5 million mu, or 4.8%. It is estimated that the total output will be 227 million tons, minus the loss of more than 7 million tons caused by low-temperature rain and snow disasters, it will still increase by 3.85 million tons year-on-year, or1.8%. In May, the weather warmed up, greenhouse vegetables entered the peak period of listing, and open-air vegetables were listed one after another. Vegetables with short growth cycles, such as leafy vegetables, were replenished to the market in time, and the vegetable market maintained a situation of continuous supply and undiminished varieties.
At the same time, this fall in vegetable prices is the result of all parties taking active measures to stabilize vegetable prices. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce jointly issued a notice requesting all localities to severely crack down on speculation such as hoarding and driving up the prices of agricultural products (16.07,0.00,0.00%) and keep the overall price level basically stable.
For example, the Ministry of Commerce has sent people to Shouguang, Shandong and other major vegetable producing areas to conduct research and actively take measures to stabilize vegetable prices.
In arid areas such as Kunming, Yunnan, the local principal responsible persons have repeatedly conducted in-depth investigations in vegetable wholesale markets and farmers' markets, and made arrangements to fully guarantee market supply: First, expand the supply of grain and oil business markets; The second is to establish a vegetable supply guarantee mechanism; The third is to strengthen market supervision and monitoring; The fourth is to do a good job in ensuring the material transportation capacity, emphasizing the need to be based on stability and make every effort to ensure market supply. For circulation enterprises to transport vegetables from other provinces according to the actual quantity put on the market, the provincial and municipal finances will give transportation distance subsidies.
In Beijing, as a veritable "big vegetable basket" for Beijing residents, Beijing Xinfadi Market has also taken active measures: go deep into the main vegetable producing areas to transport vegetables and reduce circulation links; Intensify publicity to attract farmers from all over the country to sell in Beijing and increase the supply of goods; Use the electronic display screen to inform the merchants of meteorological information in order to do a good job of prevention.
In addition, factors such as lower transportation costs are also conducive to the decline in vegetable prices. From 0: 00 on June 1 day, the supply price of gasoline and diesel oil will be reduced in 230 yuan and 220 yuan respectively. The downward adjustment of refined oil prices will ease the pressure on transportation costs in vegetable circulation.
Moderator: What's your judgment on the trend of vegetable prices in the later period?
An overall judgment is that it is expected that the overall price of vegetables will continue to decline from June to July, but due to the constraints of planting costs, there will not be much room for the decline of vegetable prices.
On the supply side, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, 3 1 province (autonomous region or municipality) intended planting area of vegetables in spring134 million mu, an increase of 2.63 million mu, or 2%. Although the low-temperature rain and snow weather in the north and the recent heavy rainfall in the south have adversely affected the production and circulation of vegetables, due to appropriately expanding the area of winter and spring-sown vegetables, and strengthening field management, and the weather has improved since May, most greenhouse vegetables are at the peak of listing, and open-air vegetables are listed one after another. At present, the vegetable output can meet the market supply. According to the agricultural situation dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture on May 7, the current vegetable area in the field in China is1.1900 million mu, an increase of more than 7.5 million mu, with an increase of 6.7%. It is estimated that the annual increase of vegetable planting area will be higher than the average level in previous years. Summer is the peak period of vegetable listing, and the market supply will be guaranteed.
In terms of price, the vegetables supplied in the summer market are mainly open-air vegetables, and the price of vegetables is relatively low. Regionally, frequent rainfall in the south in summer will adversely affect the production, picking, storage and transportation of vegetables, and the price of vegetables will fluctuate relatively. In the north, there is relatively less rain, sufficient sunshine, fast growth of vegetables and abundant market supply, so there will be room for prices to continue to fall. In terms of varieties, the market volume of summer vegetables such as cucumber, eggplant, beans and tomatoes will continue to increase, and the price is expected to fall slightly; Lettuce, celery and other leafy vegetables are greatly affected by the weather, and the price will fluctuate; Storage-resistant vegetables such as potatoes and garlic are expected to have limited room for price increase in the short term due to the dual factors of reduced production and new season listing.
Moderator: Compared with the same period last year, the price of vegetables is still high this year. At the same time, the prices of a few vegetables such as garlic have fluctuated greatly recently. What do you think of this performance in the vegetable market?
First, we should rationally look at the year-on-year increase in vegetable prices. With the improvement of residents' living standards and dietary structure, people's demand for vegetables has gradually changed from quantity consumption to quality consumption, which has higher requirements for the quality of vegetables. People pay more attention to green, nutritious, healthy and delicious fresh vegetables. Therefore, the cost in the production and circulation of vegetables will naturally rise.
Second, we should rationally plan the vegetable planting structure. It is necessary to guard against the phenomenon of "big and small years" in vegetable production due to subjective factors. In 2008, the price of garlic was low, and some farmers lost confidence in planting garlic. In 2009, garlic production was reduced by 30%, and since then, garlic prices have been rising all the way. Therefore, vegetable planting should be planned, and information symmetry should be maintained on species, variety structure and time to market, and the monitoring and early warning mechanism of agricultural products should be improved and perfected to guide farmers' production and stabilize market supply.
Third, we must vigorously promote the "docking of agriculture and supermarkets." "Connecting agriculture with supermarkets" is an effective way and measure to promote vegetable sales by reducing circulation links and circulation costs, which is of great practical significance for establishing a modern circulation system of agricultural products, increasing farmers' income and promoting coordinated urban and rural development. It is necessary to establish and improve the vegetable transportation system to make the information between regions more symmetrical and transparent, so as to rationally regulate the vegetable circulation market.
Go to the supermarket to visit the vegetable morning market.
On the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, at 7: 00 a.m., the supermarket in Zaojun Temple, Haidian District, Beijing was already crowded with customers who came to catch up with the morning market. The vegetable shelves are full of fresh seasonal vegetables such as green peppers, eggplant and cabbage. While carefully selecting, customers greet each other and recommend each other from time to time, which is very lively.
"The morning market of' Supermarket Hair' is very good, the dishes sold are particularly fresh, the quality is good, and the price is not expensive. Come and buy a la carte in the morning without delay!" Aunt Huang Yuqi, who lives in Dazhong Temple, comes here to buy food almost every morning. She said that the prices of many vegetables have declined in the last month. "Cabbage cost more than two yuan a catty in May, and now it can be bought at sixty or seventy cents, which is much cheaper."
Yu Ping, the fruit and vegetable distribution manager of Beijing Supermarket Chain Co., Ltd., told reporters that in the past month, the price of vegetables in Beijing has generally declined. Among them, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, white radish and other vegetables decreased significantly. Take cabbage as an example. In May this year, the purchase price in the supermarket was 2.5 yuan per catty, but it dropped to 0.6 yuan on May 20th, and it was only 0.26 yuan on June 1 0.
According to Yu Ping, the recent general decline in vegetable prices is mainly affected by the relationship between market supply and demand. "In this season last year, the price of cabbage sold to 0.78 yuan a catty, and the price of Chinese cabbage was even higher, with a price of 1.06 yuan per catty, which prompted many places to expand the planting scale and made the current market supply sufficient. On the other hand, this year's nationwide cold spring is more serious. Due to the climate, the vegetables that should have been listed in batches have overlapped in the listing period, which also led to a decline in vegetable prices. " Yu Ping analyzed.
There are also some dishes whose prices are basically the same as that of the same period last year. Deng Ping, who lives in Sanyi Temple, is responsible for three meals a day for five people and is quite familiar with the price of vegetables. She said: "Although cucumbers and tomatoes are cheaper recently than some time ago, this season is generally the same price, which is normal. The price of vegetables is high and low. If the price of any dish increases too much, we will buy more other dishes, which will not have a great impact on our lives. "
Yu Ping told reporters that the supermarket chain co., Ltd. sold 6 million Jin of vegetables in May this year, with a total sales of more than 5.8 million yuan, up15% and 8% respectively compared with the same period last year. In order to further promote vegetable sales, the company actively uses price leverage to adjust the market through low-price promotion and other means to stimulate market demand. For example, the company's price increase in cabbage sales is very low, and it basically adopts the method of small profits but quick turnover.
In addition, the supermarket company also pays attention to multi-pronged approach in purchasing, transportation and sales to ensure low-cost sales of vegetables and benefit ordinary people.
It is understood that the supermarket company insists on the source procurement of the place of origin and realizes the docking of agriculture and supermarkets. This can not only ensure the planned purchase of supermarkets, but also reduce intermediate links to ensure the quality and freshness of vegetables. At the same time, due to the reduction of transshipment links, the loss and cost are minimized, which can bring benefits to consumers to the greatest extent.
The supermarket development company adopts the measures of "diligence and quick sales" in vegetable sales. The company has its own distribution center, which distributes vegetables twice a day according to the specific sales situation, which improves the turnover speed, reduces the shelf time of goods, ensures the freshness of vegetables and provides consumers with high-quality fresh vegetables. In addition, the supermarket company also set up a morning market according to the habits of local consumers in Beijing, opening from 6: 30 to 7: 00 every day, with leafy vegetables as the main sales target. Vegetables sold in the morning market are more fresh and cheaper, attracting a large number of consumers to buy them. (transferred from Economic Daily)
(Hunan Taipeng Business Network)