Vegetable prices rise, multi-party linkage stabilizes the "vegetable basket"

Recently, consumers who often buy vegetables will obviously feel that the price of vegetables is expensive

Why does the price of vegetables go up, and how to ensure that the supply of vegetables is stable? Relevant departments such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission have recently responded to social concerns and stated that they will take multiple measures to ensure adequate emergency vegetable reserves, stabilize the market and prices, and protect vegetables in autumn and winter, especially during the New Year's Day, Spring Festival and the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Significant increase in vegetable prices in many places

The high price of vegetables is a general feeling among consumers recently

According to monitoring data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the "Agricultural Product Wholesale Price Index 200" from October 22 to 29 was 127.

From a local point of view, vegetable prices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan and other places have also increased significantly

Why are vegetable prices going up? Zhang Jing, chief analyst of the vegetable market analysis and early warning team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that the recent abnormal jump in vegetable prices was mainly due to rainfall and low temperature

"Vegetables are actually products with very obvious regional characteristics.

Take multiple measures to stabilize production and guarantee supply

In the past few days, in response to the recent continuous increase in the prices of some edible agricultural products, especially vegetables, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission and other relevant departments have stated that they will take multiple measures to ensure sufficient emergency vegetable reserves and stabilize the market and prices

Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said that the Ministry of Commerce is actively carrying out the work of ensuring supply and price stabilization, and on the basis of strengthening monitoring and early warning, deploy local governments to ensure the supply and price stabilization of daily necessities in this winter and next spring

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice to make arrangements for the production of autumn and winter vegetables, requiring agricultural and rural departments at all levels to increase their political positions, strengthen their responsibilities, and regard the stable production and supply of vegetables as an important task at present, strengthen production guidance, and do a good job in production and marketing.

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission has also taken a number of measures to guide local governments to ensure the supply and price stability of important livelihood commodities such as vegetables during the flood season

In addition, local governments are also working on stabilizing the production and supply of vegetables

Supply is expected to recover steadily

In the next period of time, vegetable prices are still facing more challenges in stabilizing production and supply

According to Wang Hongcun, a first-level inspector of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, first, the winter supply period will soon begin, and the supply of vegetables in Beijing will begin to shift from the supply of northern vegetables to southern vegetables.

So, what is the future trend of vegetable prices? Zhang Jing predicts that “vegetable prices may continue to rise in the later period, especially the prices of some varieties in the disaster-affected production areas may remain high for a period of time

According to the analysis of GF Securities, the duration of vegetable price increases is usually relatively short

It is worth noting that the supply of vegetables is expected to recover steadily in the future
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Guo Liyan, director of the Comprehensive Situation Office of the Macroeconomic Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that overall, the overall supply of vegetables across the country is relatively abundant
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There are currently about 100 million mu of vegetables in the field, which is the same as the same period last year, with a slight increase
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The fresh vegetable cultivation cycle is relatively short, which can be completed in 30 to 40 days, and the effective supply of vegetables on the market is steadily increasing
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Jiang Han suggested that relevant parties should rationally arrange cross-regional procurement and transportation, improve the winter vegetable storage mechanism, and in particular promote the implementation of relevant work to ensure supply and stabilize prices
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