CCTV News:Pay attention to the price of "vegetable basket". According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the national vegetable basket index in November was 116.43, down 2.13 points from the previous month and 10.27 points from the same period of last year, among which vegetable prices showed a seasonal decline.
In November, the national average wholesale price of 28 kinds of vegetables monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was 4.58 yuan per kilogram, down 5.8% from the previous month and up 6.5% year-on-year. In terms of varieties, the chain price dropped by 19 kinds and rose by 9 kinds. Among them, spinach, Chinese cabbage and lettuce are the varieties with large decline.
Zhang Jing, chief vegetable analyst of the agricultural products market analysis and early warning team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs:The seasonal decline of vegetable prices is mainly due to the good weather in autumn, the overall climatic conditions are suitable for vegetable growth, and the yield of vegetables has increased greatly, especially Chinese cabbage, with an increase of about 20%.
According to reports, in November, the area of vegetables in the country increased by more than 1% year-on-year, and the output of vegetables such as green onions and white radishes increased rapidly. Coupled with the centralized listing of vegetables from many producing areas, prices declined. Experts predict that as the temperature drops, vegetable production will change from open field to greenhouse, and the planting cost will increase. In addition, New Year’s Day, Spring Festival and other peak consumption seasons are coming, and the increase in demand will prompt vegetable prices to rebound.
Zhang Jing, chief vegetable analyst of the agricultural products market analysis and early warning team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs:In the later period, the vegetable market supply turned to the stage of "transporting vegetables from south to north", the trans-regional transportation cost rose, the vegetable production turned to the winter mode, the vegetable facilities in Huanghuaihai and Bohai Rim gradually increased, and the production cost of facilities rose. It is expected that the vegetable prices will gradually turn to seasonal upward in the later period.