From the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce June monitoring, more rainfall caused transportation inconvenience, affect the seasonal vegetable yield and the amount listed, plus residents strong desire to hoard goods, higher prices of vegetables.
Early plum rains, and now is about to usher in sustained high temperatures, vegetable prices in Zhejiang has been even up for a month. The commerce department data show that from July 3rd to July 9th, the province's daily necessities market overall smooth running, although the overall prices were steady, but leafy vegetables, vegetable prices rose more significantly, lettuce, cucumber, pumpkin, rapeseed rose 8.8%, 6.3%, 6.3%, 5.1%. Many vegetable store owners revealed that the high temperature of the local vegetable market and listed varieties have declined, prices will naturally rise.
According to the analysis, the following "food basket" will maintain steady state, but as long as there is no typhoon and other destructive weather, planting and farming around the country in a smooth and orderly manner, there will be no sharp rise in prices. "The growth time as local vegetables such as tomato and cucumber, Sauteed Green Beans is the most suitable spring and autumn season, the local market can only be transported from the field, the cost will be increased, the price will rise; but this season, cabbage, celery, cauliflower, plant diseases and insect pests is relatively small, the price is not high, can adjust the local market supply." He Linhai, head of Liangzhu sea vegetables and fruit cooperatives, said.
(source: NetEase News) [original title: recent vegetable prices in our province will not rise sharply]
