Vegetable prices beginning to recover
Beijing vegetable markets are in the middle of a shift from northern to southern supply areas. While…Beijing vegetable markets are in the middle of a shift from northern to southern supply areas. While supply from the north is leaving the market, supply from the south was delayed, which caused a temporary supply shortage. This in turn created a gradual price increase. Now that the vegetable supply from production areas north of Beijing has almost completely left the market, and vegetable supply from production areas south of Beijing has taken over, the price has begun to recover this week.
The price is coming down, and even though the price decrease is small, it signifies a turning point. The vegetable production areas in central Hebei have entered the harvest season and their supply replaces the summer harvest from cooler regions. The prices of Chinese cabbage, round white cabbage, and various kinds of smaller vegetables such as bok choy, spinach, and lettuce are dropping to regular levels for this time of year.
Vegetables from the south enter the market in large volumes in the middle of November. The supply increased this year as a result of expanded plantation. The supply of vegetables this winter and next spring will be greater than the supply of last winter and last spring, if there is no irregular weather.
Source: Beijing Morning News