Why did vegetable prices rise across the country in June?

The latest data monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs show that in June, the national "vegetable basket price index" was 114.41, an increase of 3.50 points from the same period last year, and the "vegetable price index" increased 6.31 points from the same period last year. , vegetable prices are at a relatively high level in the same period in history.

The national average wholesale price of 28 kinds of vegetables monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is 2.02 yuan per catty, a month-on-month increase of 3.3% and a year-on-year increase of 5.2%. In terms of varieties, the prices of 17 types of vegetables increased month-on-month and 11 types fell. Among them, the prices of cauliflower, lotus root, spinach, celery and lettuce increased by more than 20%.

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Hao Jiancheng, sales manager of Beijing Yinhuang Agriculture Company, responded to vegetable prices:

Water spinach has increased from one yuan (one pound) last year to three yuan. (one catty), three beans (last year) increased to five yuan (one catty) now. It is reported that when the new pneumococcal pneumonia epidemic was serious in spring, vegetable sowing, nursery and settlement were affected to a certain extent, and the planting area of ​​vegetables in cold areas decreased slightly year-on-year.

In addition, heavy rains in the South since this summer have been widespread and extreme. Strong convective weather, such as hail in Hebei and Shandong, the main producing areas of summer vegetables, affects the normal growth of vegetables. The combination of these factors makes the overall price of vegetables this summer higher than the same period last year and at a high level for the same period in history.

China.com - The rise in vegetable prices across the country in June is related to these factors!