China's onion, ginger origin is mainly concentrated in Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu and other provinces. The reason for the low production is mainly due to the previous two years of farmers to reduce the benefits of planting enthusiasm was hit, the planting area has dropped, in addition, flooding continuous, resulting in a reduction in the production of green onions and ginger. Just compared to last year, the planting area of ginger in 2020 has increased, and the output may increase compared to last year.
I. The reduced benefits led to a decline in the planting areaThe wholesale price of onions from 2017 to 2019 is reduced, coupled with the warm winter of 2019, the onion growth is good, high yield, supply exceeds demand, low prices, farmers planting enthusiasm declined. 2020 onion planting area decreased by about 20%, resulting in an oversupply of demand and price increases. Ginger is also the same, before October on the market ginger are stored last year, after the 2017 market ginger prices fell, farmers planting revenue fell hit the enthusiasm for planting, the planting area in 2019 decreased by 10%.
Two, flooding led to a reduction in the production of green onions and gingerIn July and August 2020, due to the continuous heavy precipitation in a number of main producing areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the weak root system of green onions, due to the encounter of waterlogging for more than 5 hours, resulting in root rot. Data estimated that onion yields were reduced by about 30% this year. In addition, the precipitation affected the cultivation time in some areas, which was generally late, resulting in the listing of onions being delayed backward by half a month.In 2019, the main producing areas of ginger were heavily affected by typhoons and floods, and ginger plague occurred, which made the underground rhizomes of ginger, the roots, the above-ground stems, and the leaves, resulting in lower yields of ginger in the past two years.
It is currently expected that the low yield of onions, prices may continue to be high. Until next year, Shandong onions on the market. Ginger may have a downward trend. 2020 compared to last year's planting area rose another 10%, coupled with this year's degree of damage than last year's weak, production should rise. mid-November, the old ginger basic inventory has been emptied, mainly waiting for the listing of fresh ginger.