According to news on November 4, vegetable prices across the country have increased significantly recently. For a time, "vegetables are more expensive than meat" and "vegetables are unaffordable" became topics for people to complain about. The "vegetable basket" is closely related to people's lives. In this regard, the central and local governments have introduced measures to stabilize vegetable prices and ensure market supply.

Since October, vegetable prices have continued to rise in many places across the country, with some vegetable varieties even doubling in value. According to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce, in the week from October 18 to 24, the average wholesale price of 30 types of vegetables was 5.62 yuan per kilogram, an increase of 12% from the previous week. Among them, the wholesale prices of broccoli, eggplant and cauliflower increased by 26.8, 24.7 and 24.6 respectively. In response to the fluctuations in vegetable prices, in order to ensure that people's "vegetable baskets" are stable, various regions have recently introduced a series of measures to ensure supply and stable prices.

Disastrous weather and other disasters have caused tight supply and demand in the vegetable production market

According to the "42nd Weekly National Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Price Monitoring Report" released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on October 29 : Vegetable prices mainly increased. The average price of 19 kinds of vegetables in 286 wholesale markets across the country was 5.54 yuan/kg, an increase of 13.5 yuan from last week.

In fact, not only that, the weekly monitoring reports released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in recent weeks have shown that the average price of 19 types of vegetables has increased month-on-month.

“Vegetable prices have continued to rise recently, mainly because autumn vegetables have been affected by heavy rainfall and continuous rainfall during the production process, and there has been a relatively obvious reduction in production. Some vegetables have experienced a reduction in production due to flooding, so So far, the supply of autumn vegetables is still in a relatively short period," said Liu Tong, head of statistics at Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market. After this period, when winter vegetables come on the market, the supply situation will be better than now. So much better.

Zhang Jing, chief analyst of the vegetable market analysis and early warning team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, told China Net Finance that the early disastrous weather caused a reduction in vegetable production in the northern production areas and "stubble", and the market supply was temporarily tight. In addition, The increase in cross-regional transportation of vegetables and the rise in agricultural input prices have also pushed up vegetable prices to a certain extent.

The prices of some “vegetable basket” products have dropped. Is the price reduction signal already there?

It is worth noting that judging from the data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the past two days, some "vegetable basket" products seem to be showing signs of price cuts.

According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, on November 1, the wholesale price 200 index of "vegetable basket" products was 131.53, down 1.09 points from last Friday. The average price of 28 types of vegetables under key monitoring was 5.75 yuan/kg, a decrease of 3.7 yuan from last Friday. Among the 46 varieties monitored by the domestic fresh agricultural product wholesale market, the top five price drops compared with last Friday were spinach, rapeseed, zucchini, cauliflower and cucumber.

On November 2, the "Vegetable Basket" product wholesale price 200 index was 131.04, down 0.49 points from yesterday. The average price of 28 types of vegetables under key monitoring was 5.75 yuan/kg, the same as yesterday. Among the 46 varieties monitored by the domestic fresh agricultural product wholesale market, the top five price drops compared with yesterday were rapeseed, Kyoho grapes, zucchini, white radish and cucumber.

Judging from the market situation, Liu Tong told reporters that some vegetables that had a high growth rate some time ago have experienced a relatively large decline recently. For example, he said that a week ago, the wholesale price of baby spinach in Xinfadi was between 7 and 7.5 yuan, but now the wholesale price has dropped to about 2 yuan. Some time ago, the wholesale price of rapeseed in the market was generally between 2.5-3.5 yuan, but now the wholesale price is between 1.3-1.8 yuan.

However, he also said that some of the vegetables that had increased too much some time ago have fallen, while some have not yet fallen and need to slow down. For example, the price of vegetables that have recovered from the flooding, or that can be picked up by subsequent production areas, will drop in price. If they do not recover, you will have to wait for a while.

“Take lettuce as an example. Some time ago, the price rose quite high. At that time, our market price reached 7-8 yuan. Recently, it has dropped a bit to 5-6 yuan.

However, its price is still relatively high compared with the same period in previous years, and it will take some time for the price to truly come down. Liu Tong said.

The central and local governments have jointly introduced measures to stabilize vegetable prices and ensure supply

People's livelihood is important in the small vegetable basket. In order to allow the people to carry the "vegetable basket" stably, the central and local governments have taken measures to stabilize vegetable prices and ensure supply. Measures have been introduced to stabilize vegetable prices and ensure market supply.

The Ministry of Commerce recently issued the "Notice on Ensuring Supply and Stable Prices of Daily Necessities such as Vegetables This Winter and Next Spring", requiring all localities to support and encourage the circulation of large-scale agricultural products. Enterprises have established close cooperative relationships with agricultural product production bases such as vegetables, grains and oils, and livestock and poultry breeding, and signed long-term supply and marketing agreements; shelf-stable vegetables must be purchased in advance, locking supply sources, and making good connections between local dishes and guest dishes, and between northern dishes and southern dishes. , Echelon rotation and connection supply between facility vegetables and open-air vegetables.

On October 29, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice to make arrangements for autumn and winter vegetable production in accordance with the requirements of improving self-sufficiency and production. Based on the principle of ensuring balanced supply capacity, we should reasonably determine the structure of vegetable varieties and production scale, especially arrange the varieties and listing schedules that are in short supply in the winter and spring off-seasons, strengthen information monitoring in all aspects of vegetable production, circulation, and consumption, and release relevant information in a timely manner. , actively guide vegetable growers and operators to rationally arrange production and business activities, stabilize market expectations, and ensure that the supply of vegetables is not out of stock.

At the local level, Beijing has introduced measures to exempt vegetables from major wholesale markets. and some fruit entry transaction fees, to ensure supply and stable prices of vegetables in Beijing this winter and next spring.

Tianjin has launched government reserve vegetables to ensure the smooth operation of the vegetable market. , winter melon and baby cabbage, the prices are lower than the market price.

In order to strengthen the exchange and sharing of information in all aspects of vegetable production, circulation and consumption, Guangzhou is actively guiding vegetable growers and operators to make reasonable arrangements. Production and operating activities have stabilized market expectations.

Zhang Jing analyzed that considering that vegetable prices are generally high this year, growers have strong intentions to expand planting. The current vegetable area in the country is about 100 million acres, which is the same as last year. There is a slight increase, and the price of potatoes and other storage-stable vegetables is stable. The total supply of vegetables this winter and next spring is guaranteed. With the increase in the number of winter vegetables on the market in early to mid-November, the tight supply of vegetables will be alleviated to a certain extent. Prices are also expected to fall accordingly.

Beijing: Free of entry transaction fees for vegetables in four wholesale markets

On November 1, the weighted average price of vegetables in Xinfadi market was 3.92 yuan per kilogram. , an increase of 56% from October 1, and an increase of 55% from the same period last year. The prices of some vegetables such as spinach and cucumber have fallen in the past two days. The wholesale price of spinach is about 2.5 yuan per catty, down by more than half from the previous month, but the price of lettuce has dropped by more than 50% compared with the same period last year. , The price of Chinese cabbage remains high. Vegetable merchant Wang Xuewei said: "The price of Chinese cabbage is 1.2 yuan per catty, which is twice as high as last year. The main reason is that the production area was affected by the disaster, heavy rains, and the reduction of agricultural products. ”

From 19:00 on November 1st to 19:00 on March 15th next year, Beijing will exempt four wholesale markets, including Xinfadi, from the transaction fees for vehicle-loaded vegetables. Therefore, entering the wholesale market You only need to register vehicle information, cargo type, product weight and other information, and there is no need to pay entry transaction fees. This will reduce the cost of vegetables. Wang Xuewei, a vegetable merchant, calculated that the entry fee for a ton of cabbage is 40 yuan, and one car enters the door. The fee is 400 yuan, and after waiving the entry transaction fee, the price of a pound of cabbage is reduced by two cents.

Tong Wei, the person in charge of Beijing Xinfadi Market, said that on the one hand, we have waived the entry transaction fee for vegetables; By increasing the connection between production and marketing, the supply of winter vegetables in Yunnan, Guangxi, and Fujian will increase by about 20%. It is expected that in mid-November, the overall tight supply of vegetables will turn to balance. will be mixed.

Tianjin: Launch of government reserve vegetables

Starting from November 2, the Tianjin Municipal Commerce Department will release some government reserve vegetables to the city. The prices are all lower than the market price. The varieties released this time include potatoes, onions, wax gourds, and baby cabbage. The supply volume exceeded 200 tons on the first day.

At present, Tianjin has prepared about 4,000 tons of goods, which will continue to be released until November 14.

In a large chain supermarket in Tianjin, the prices of vegetables are generally about 40 lower than the market price. Citizen Mr. Liu said: "Vegetable prices are much cheaper. Winter melon used to cost more than two yuan or three yuan, but now 1 yuan and 3 feels really cheap." Citizen Ms. Li said: "Potatoes and onions are cheap today. Half, the quality is pretty good.”

Guangdong: Accelerate planting rotation to guide vegetable production

In response to rising vegetable prices, the Guangdong Provincial Agriculture Department recently launched the province’s “vegetable basket” weekly monitoring mechanism. , and guide production bases to step up planting and harvesting vegetables. At a vegetable production base in Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, the local agricultural department instructed growers to speed up their planting rotation. The first batch of vegetables this winter was planted just after the late rice was harvested. This base has increased the vegetable planting area by 500 acres compared with previous years.

Wen Fei, deputy director of the Market and Information Department of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that the first batch of winter vegetables has been sown and is expected to be launched in November. The temperature in Guangdong in November is relatively stable, which is conducive to the growth of winter vegetables. The province's winter vegetable output is expected to exceed 10 million tons.

Xining, Qinghai: The supply of vegetables is guaranteed during the epidemic

Qinghai is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The self-sufficiency rate of vegetables is not high and it mainly relies on transfers from other provinces. At the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Agricultural and Sideline Products Distribution Center in Xining City, Qinghai Province, various vegetables produced from all over the country are transported here by trucks to ensure the supply of "vegetable baskets" for Xining citizens.

Vegetable wholesalers said that the current daily sales volume has dropped by about 30% compared with before the outbreak of this round of epidemic, and the wholesale price of vegetables has also dropped compared with the early stage of this round of epidemic. Vegetable retailer Liu Jianjun said: "The price was too high two days ago. The wholesale price was two yuan per catty, and the retail price was 2.5 yuan per catty. Today, the wholesale price is 1.2 to 1.3 yuan per catty, and the retail price is about 1.5 yuan per catty." ."