What are the seasonal green vegetables?

In summer, the temperature rises rapidly, the growth momentum of vegetables is improving, and open-air vegetables are listed one after another all over the country. Affected by sufficient supply, vegetable prices generally fell. In May, among the 36 large and medium-sized cities monitored, the prices of vegetables in 26 cities decreased month-on-month, and the prices of 13 vegetables decreased. According to industry insiders, there is still room for further decline in vegetable prices in the later period.

Market situation of vegetables after summer.

The price of vegetables has fallen sharply. Affected by bad weather such as "cold spring" this year, the price of vegetables in spring remains high. In May, the weather turned warmer, and the amount of vegetables in greenhouse increased. At the same time, open-air vegetables were listed one after another, and the price of vegetables dropped from a high level. According to the monitoring of 36 large and medium-sized cities in China by the Market Operation Regulation Department of the Ministry of Commerce, the national average wholesale price of 18 kinds of vegetables was 3.38 yuan/kg in May, which was10/%lower than that in April. 18 kinds of vegetables, the price of 13 kinds decreased, and the price of 5 kinds increased.

The price of vegetables in most cities has dropped. Monitoring shows that in May, there were 26 cities with a month-on-month decrease in vegetable prices and 9 cities with an increase. Among them, vegetables in Qingdao, Tianjin, Hefei, Dalian, Yinchuan and Beijing decreased by more than 20%, which were 24.3%, 22.8%, 22.5%, 265, 438+0.5%, 265, 438+0% and 20.8% respectively. The vegetable prices in Jinan, Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan and other cities 12 decreased by more than10% month-on-month; Vegetables in Nanchang, Shenyang, Xi, Kunming and other eight cities decreased 1%- 10%.

Leaves and solanaceous vegetables are greatly reduced. Among leafy vegetables, Chinese cabbage, rape, cabbage and lettuce decreased by 35.2%, 28%, 27.2% and 19.9% respectively compared with April. Compared with April, cucumber, green pepper, eggplant and bitter gourd decreased by 26.7%, 17.3%, 17% and 16.3% respectively.

Vegetable prices are still higher than the same period last year. In May, the average wholesale price of vegetables in 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide increased by 36.8% compared with the same period of last year. Among 18 kinds of vegetables, except celery and white radish, the prices of other 16 kinds of vegetables have increased to varying degrees. Among them, the prices of garlic and ginger have more than doubled, the prices of potatoes have increased by more than half, and eggplant, onion, beans, lettuce, green pepper, pepper and Chinese cabbage have increased by 32.3%, 22.8%, 2 1.5%, 16% and 15.2% respectively.

(The above data are business forecasts authorized by the Ministry of Commerce. )

Rational view of vegetable price changes

Moderator: After the summer, vegetable prices generally fell. Apart from seasonal reasons such as warmer weather, what other factors have led to the decline in vegetable prices? Let's listen to Yin Lu, a vegetable analyst at China Merchants Productivity Promotion Center.

Yes, seasonal factors are the main reason for the decline in vegetable prices this time. After the summer, the vegetable market is well supplied. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, in 2009, the national vegetable planting area in autumn and winter was 3 1 0.40 billion mu, an increase of nearly 5 million mu or 4.8%. It is estimated that the total output will be 227 million tons, and after deducting the loss of more than 7 million tons caused by low temperature rain and snow disasters, it will still increase by 3.85 million tons year-on-year, with an increase of 1.8%. In May, the weather turned warmer, greenhouse vegetables entered the peak period of listing, and open-air vegetables were listed one after another. Vegetables with short growth cycle such as leafy vegetables are replenished to the market in time, and the vegetable market has maintained a situation of continuous supply and undiminished varieties.

At the same time, the decline in vegetable prices is the result of active measures taken by all parties to stabilize vegetable prices. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce jointly issued a notice, demanding that all localities severely crack down on speculation such as hoarding and driving up the prices of agricultural products (16.07, 0.00, 0.00%) and keep the overall price level basically stable.

For example, the Ministry of Commerce has sent people to Shouguang, Shandong and other major vegetable producing areas to conduct research and actively take measures to stabilize vegetable prices.

In the arid areas such as Kunming, Yunnan, the main local leaders have made many in-depth investigations in vegetable wholesale markets and farmers' markets, and made arrangements to fully guarantee market supply: First, expand the supply of grain and oil management markets; The second is to establish a vegetable supply guarantee mechanism; Third, strengthen market supervision and monitoring; Fourth, do a good job in ensuring material transportation capacity, emphasizing the need to base on stability and fully guarantee market supply. For the quantity of vegetables transported by circulation enterprises from other provinces according to the actual market, the provincial and municipal finance will give transportation distance subsidies.

In Beijing, as a veritable "big vegetable basket" for Beijing residents, Beijing Xinfadi Market has also taken active measures: going deep into the main vegetable producing areas to transport vegetables and reduce circulation links; Intensify publicity to attract farmers from all over the country to sell in Beijing and increase the supply of goods; Use electronic display screen to inform merchants of meteorological information, so as to do a good job of prevention.

In addition, factors such as lower transportation costs are also conducive to the decline in vegetable prices. From 0: 00 on June 1 day, the supply prices of gasoline and diesel oil were reduced in 230 yuan and 220 yuan respectively. The downward adjustment of refined oil prices will ease the transportation cost pressure in vegetable circulation.

Moderator: What is your judgment on the trend of vegetable prices in the later period?

An overall judgment is that it is expected that the overall vegetable price will continue to decline from June to July, but due to the constraints of planting costs, there will not be much room for vegetable price decline.

On the supply side, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, 3 1 intended planting area of vegetables in provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities)10.34 billion mu nationwide in spring, an increase of 2.63 million mu, or 2%. Although the low-temperature rain and snow weather in the north and the recent heavy rainfall in the south have adversely affected the production and circulation of vegetables, due to appropriately expanding the area of vegetables in winter and spring, strengthening field management, and the weather has improved since May, most greenhouse vegetables are at the peak of listing, and open-air vegetables are listed one after another. At present, vegetable production can meet the market supply. According to the agricultural situation dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture on May 7th, the vegetable area in the field in China was 1. 1.9 million mu, an increase of more than 7.5 million mu, with an increase of 6.7%. It is estimated that the annual growth rate of vegetable planting area will be higher than the average level in previous years. Summer is the peak season for vegetables, and the market supply will be guaranteed.

In terms of price, the vegetables supplied in the summer market are mainly open-air vegetables, and the price of vegetables is relatively low. Regionally, frequent rainfall in the south in summer will adversely affect the production, picking, storage and transportation of vegetables, and the price of vegetables will fluctuate relatively. There is relatively little rain in the north, abundant sunshine, fast growth of vegetables and sufficient market supply, and there will be room for prices to continue to fall. In terms of varieties, the amount of summer vegetables such as cucumber, eggplant, beans and tomatoes will continue to increase, and the price is expected to drop slightly; Lettuce, celery and other leafy vegetables are greatly affected by the weather, and the price will fluctuate; Storage-resistant vegetables such as potatoes and garlic are affected by the dual factors of reduced production and new season listing, and it is expected that there will be limited room for price increase in the short term.

Moderator: Compared with the same period last year, the price of vegetables this year is still on the high side. At the same time, the prices of a few vegetables such as garlic have fluctuated greatly recently. How to treat this performance of the vegetable market?

First, we should rationally look at the year-on-year increase in vegetable prices. With the improvement of residents' living standards and dietary structure, people's demand for vegetables has gradually changed from quantity consumption to quality consumption, and the quality of vegetables is required to be higher. People pay more attention to green, nutritious, healthy and delicious fresh vegetables. Therefore, the cost of vegetable production and circulation will naturally rise.

Second, rationally plan the vegetable planting structure. Beware of the phenomenon of "big and small years" in vegetable production due to subjective factors. In 2008, the price of garlic was low, and some farmers lost confidence in planting garlic. Garlic production was reduced by 30% in 2009, and the price of garlic has been rising since then. Therefore, vegetable planting should be planned, information symmetry should be maintained in variety, variety structure and time to market, and the monitoring and early warning mechanism of agricultural products should be improved to guide farmers' production and stabilize market supply.

Third, we must vigorously promote the "agricultural super-docking." "Connecting agriculture with supermarkets" is an effective way and measure to promote vegetable sales by reducing circulation links and circulation costs, which is of great practical significance for establishing a modern circulation system of agricultural products, increasing farmers' income and promoting coordinated development between urban and rural areas. It is necessary to establish and improve the vegetable transportation system to make the information between regions more symmetrical and transparent, so as to rationally regulate the vegetable circulation market.

Go to the supermarket to visit the vegetable morning market.

On the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, at 7: 00 a.m., the supermarket in Zaojun Temple in Haidian District, Beijing was already crowded with customers who came to catch up with the morning market. The vegetable shelves are filled with fresh seasonal vegetables such as green peppers, eggplant and cabbage. While customers are carefully selected, they say hello and recommend each other from time to time, which is very lively.

"The morning market of' Supermarket Hair' is very good. The dishes sold are particularly fresh, the quality is good and the price is not expensive. Don't delay buying a la carte in the morning! " Aunt Huang, who lives in Dazhong Temple, comes here to buy food almost every morning. She said that the prices of many vegetables had dropped last month. "Cabbage was more than two yuan a catty in May, and now it can be bought for six or seven cents, which is much cheaper."

Yu Ping, the fruit and vegetable distribution manager of Beijing Supermarket Chain Co., Ltd., told reporters that the price of vegetables in Beijing has generally declined in the past month. Among them, vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage and white radish have fallen sharply. Take Chinese cabbage as an example. In May this year 1, the purchase price in the supermarket was 2.5 yuan per catty, but it was reduced to 0.6 yuan on May 20th, and it was only 0.26 yuan in June 10.

According to Yu Ping, the recent general decline in vegetable prices is mainly affected by the relationship between market supply and demand. "Last year, the price of Chinese cabbage was 0.78 yuan a catty, and the price of Chinese cabbage was higher, 1.06 yuan a catty, which prompted many places to expand the scale of planting, making the current market supply sufficient. On the other hand, this year's nationwide cold spring is more serious. Due to climatic reasons, vegetables that should have been listed in batches overlapped during the listing period, which also led to a decline in vegetable prices. " Yu Ping analyzed.

There are also some dishes whose prices are basically the same as that of the same period last year. Deng Ping, who lives in Sanyi Temple, is responsible for three meals a day for five people and is quite familiar with the price of vegetables. She said: "Although cucumbers and tomatoes are cheaper recently than some time ago, it is normal that the prices are generally the same this season. The price of vegetables is high and low. If the price of any dish increases too much, we will buy more other dishes, which will not have much impact on our lives. "

Yu Ping told reporters that the supermarket chain co., Ltd. sold 6 million Jin of vegetables in May this year, with a total sales of more than 5.8 million yuan, up 15% and 8% respectively over the same period last year. In order to further promote vegetable sales, the company actively uses price leverage to regulate the market and stimulate market demand by means of low-price promotion. For example, the company's price increase in cabbage sales is very low, and it basically adopts the method of small profits but quick turnover.

In addition, supermarket companies also pay attention to procurement, transportation and sales to ensure that vegetables are sold at low prices and benefit the people.

It is understood that supermarket companies adhere to the source procurement of origin and realize the docking of agriculture and supermarkets. This can not only ensure the planned purchase of supermarkets, but also reduce intermediate links and ensure the quality and freshness of vegetables. At the same time, due to the reduction of transshipment links, the loss and cost are reduced to the greatest extent, which can bring benefits to consumers to the greatest extent.

Supermarket development companies take the measures of "diligent sales" in vegetable sales. The company has its own distribution center, which distributes vegetables twice a day according to the specific sales situation, which improves the turnover speed, reduces the shelf time of goods, ensures the freshness of vegetables and provides consumers with high-quality fresh vegetables. In addition, the supermarket company also set up a morning market according to the habits of local consumers in Beijing, which is open from 6: 30 to 7: 00 every day, with leafy vegetables as the main sales target. Vegetables sold in the morning market are fresher and cheaper, attracting a large number of consumers to buy them. (transferred from Economic Daily)

(Hunan Taipeng Business Network)