Why is the price of vegetables so expensive?

The reason is that the unsalable sales of individual varieties of agricultural products are related to regional, structural and seasonal factors, resulting in temporary overproduction. After only half a year, the price of the same dish has changed so much. Although it is a regional case, it is still worth thinking about.

At present, "vegetables are more expensive than meat", one of the reasons is that the price of live pigs falls periodically and the supply of vegetables is short. The impact of bad weather on vegetable prices has a short lag. Due to the continuous rainy weather in the early stage, many main producing areas suffered from waterlogging, which led to a decrease in output, inconvenience in picking, an increase in transportation costs and a general increase in terminal prices.

Seasonal weather impact: Different from bulk agricultural products such as grain, fresh agricultural products such as vegetables have a high degree of marketization and frequent price fluctuations, so it is not an exaggeration to calculate by the day. Compared with large-scale breeding of pigs and broilers, vegetable production is easily affected by seasonal factors and extreme weather, and it is not surprising that the short-term supply reduction leads to price increase.

In September and June every year, the price of vegetables began to rise, 10, mainly because the weather turned cold and the growth of vegetables declined, but some autumn vegetables were not affected. In March and April, it began to fall, mainly because southern vegetables and some northern greenhouse vegetables were gradually listed, and the prices gradually fell.

When the vegetable market is "green and yellow", the summer vegetables are listed, and the autumn and winter vegetables are listed less. In addition, in many places this year, the temperature rises faster and there is more rain. Vegetables in large vegetable producing areas grow slowly or even reduce production in some producing areas. With less supply and greater demand, prices will definitely go up.

With the recovery of vegetable production, some vegetables that have been put on the market are listed on the market, and the prices of some varieties may also fall. However, the continuous rainfall has affected the planting of vegetables in autumn and winter crops in some places, and there may be a situation in which the stubble connection is not smooth. It is expected that the overall price of vegetables in winter will be high.

In other respects, the cost of seeds, fertilizers, etc. Too high, resulting in higher costs. In transportation, the rising price of gasoline and diesel also increases the transportation cost of vegetables. Under the influence of various factors, it is difficult to think about whether the price of vegetables will rise. First of all, the supply of vegetables is slow.

Due to the rainy weather in most parts of China this year, the main vegetable producing areas in northern China, such as Henan, Shandong and Hebei, have been affected by heavy rain, and many places have suffered from floods. The continuous flooding of vegetable fields has caused damage to vegetables and decreased production in many places. In addition, since the autumn, cold air has hit, and hail disasters have occurred in some areas, leaving vegetables devastated and leaves smashed. Therefore, the yield is reduced, the picking is inconvenient and the transportation cost is also increased.

Second, the weather influence.

Vegetables are different from grain, most of them are fresh and good, and the price fluctuation is also customized according to the weather. The production and sowing of vegetables are greatly influenced by seasonal factors and weather. After the cold weather in the north, the supply of vegetables is relatively tight, and most of them are planted in greenhouses. Fresh vegetables such as cucumbers, beans and tomatoes are in short supply, so prices will rise accordingly. In particular, there are so few spinach in greenhouse listed now, which leads to the high price of spinach now.

Third, the impact of the epidemic.

The increase in vegetable prices is also caused by the epidemic. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the country implemented a comprehensive blockade to control the epidemic. Generally speaking, for the farmers' market in the north, most of them rely on the supply of vegetables shipped from the south. However, due to epidemic control, transportation roads were blocked, transportation costs increased, and insufficient supply led to a sharp increase in vegetable prices. In order to keep the freshness of vegetables, it can only increase the transportation cost of vegetables, so it is not surprising that vegetables are so expensive now.

4. Rising production costs: The cultivation, transportation and sales of vegetables all require certain costs, which may increase due to the rising of raw materials, labor, equipment and transportation. In addition, weather, climate change, natural disasters and other factors may also affect the yield and price of vegetables.

5. Increased consumer demand: With the improvement of people's awareness of health and environmental protection, more and more people choose vegetarian food, and the diet structure tends to be healthy, which leads to an increase in demand for vegetables, a relative decrease in supply and a natural increase in prices. Population increase: With the increase of population, the demand for food is also increasing, which may lead to an increase in demand for vegetables, thus affecting prices.

6. Market competition: In some areas, supermarkets and retailers will raise vegetable prices in order to increase profits, which may lead to intensified market competition and price increases. In a word, the reasons why vegetables are more expensive than meat are complicated, including production cost, consumer demand, population increase and market competition. Although we can't control these factors, we can reduce the cost of vegetables by reasonable diet structure and choosing the right place to buy. At the same time, the government and agricultural departments should also strengthen the management of vegetable production, transportation and sales to ensure the stable supply of vegetables and maintain a reasonable price level.