Yesterday, in a food market in Wuhan, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes are 3 yuan a pound, cabbage, Chinese cabbage 2 yuan a catty, these vegetables are shipped from overseas. From the outskirts of Wuhan local dishes only amaranth, bamboo dish and small gourd, amaranth 3 yuan to 4.5 yuan a catty, bamboo dish 3 yuan a catty, local cabbage, loofah 3.5 yuan to 4.5 yuan a catty, celery 3.5 yuan to 5.5 yuan a pound. Street vendors, vegetables this week rose by an average of about 0.5 yuan last week, or about 20%.
The analysis of Wuhan modern agricultural education center of the vegetable expert, this season should be no shortage of food, all kinds of fruits and vegetables grow rapidly, while fiber content increased, local food will play a leading role, the price decline, but the beginning of June in Wuhan and the surrounding area suffered flood disaster caused by fishing, planting vegetables or delay. And this month temperature affect the local vegetables in summer and autumn crops, drought induced production, caused the price of vegetables rose.
(source: Chutian gold newspaper) [original title: Jiangcheng vegetable prices rose slightly]
