Vegetable prices increase after the rain

(Baonghean.vn)- Heavy rains in recent days have caused heavy damage to many vegetable fields in Quynh Luu and Nghi Loc. Therefore, at the markets, vegetable prices have been pushed up by vendors.

Heavy rain flooded the entire vegetable area of ​​people in Quynh Minh, Quynh Luong, Quynh Bang... estimated damage of about 500/700 hectares of vegetables, loss of tens of billions of dong.

Taking advantage of the rain to stop, people went to the fields to recover and harvest some areas of vegetables that were slightly flooded to sell to the market. According to research, currently, the prices of some vegetables have increased such as: green onions 7,000 VND/kg; mustard greens 11,000 VND/kg; lettuce 2,000 VND/string... while some other vegetables remain the same price.

People in Quynh Luong commune harvest vegetables after the rain. Photo: Viet Hung

At the market centers in the district, vegetable prices were pushed up after the rain. Specifically, green onions were 10,000 VND/kg, an increase of 2,000 VND/kg; sweet cabbage increased from 13,000 VND to 15,000 VND/kg; tomatoes increased to 10,000 VND/kg; lettuce was 4,000 VND/worm; bitter melon was 17,000 VND/kg... All kinds of vegetables were pushed up by 3-4,000 VND/kg compared to before the rain.

In Nghi Loc, heavy rains over the past two days have flooded and damaged many vegetable fields in the district. As a result, the supply of green vegetables is scarce, meaning that the price of green vegetables at the markets has also increased by 30 to 50%.

Through a survey at markets in Nghi Loc district, after the rain, the selling price of vegetables such as mustard greens, water spinach, Malabar spinach, bitter melon... increased by 1,000 - 3,000 VND/bunch compared to before.

More specifically, at Nghi Trung market, Quan Hanh town market, Quan - Nghi Hoa market, water spinach costs from 6,000 to 7,000 VND/bunch; mustard greens cost from 6,000 to 7,000 VND/bunch, double the price compared to normal days before the rain.

According to the traders, heavy rains have destroyed many vegetable fields, so the increase in vegetable prices is understandable. Many types of herbs have doubled in price. It is forecasted that in the next few days, vegetable prices will continue to increase due to a sharp decrease in supply.

In Nghi Loc, green vegetables are priced 30-50% higher by shop owners, and herbs are priced 100%.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai in Hamlet 11, Nghi Trung Commune (Nghi Loc), who specializes in buying vegetables to sell at Nghi Trung Nghi Loc market, shared: “Due to the rain, the vegetable area is flooded, so the amount of green vegetables is scarce. Before the rain, many people imported vegetables for us. But in the past 2 days, although the price is twice as high as usual, there is still a shortage of goods. I waited for a long time to buy a few dozen bunches to retail to customers.”

Currently, in Nghi Loc, there are over 256 hectares of various vegetables, grown mainly in the communes of Nghi Thuan, Nghi Hoa, Nghi Trung, Nghi Dien, Nghi Thinh, Nghi Truong.... For water spinach alone, the monthly income can be from 2.5 to 3 million VND/sao; and for mustard greens, 5 million VND/sao. Compared to rice production, growing vegetables gives a much higher income. Due to the impact of prolonged rain over a large area, some vegetable areas have had their leaves crushed, causing heavy damage to farmers. However, due to the scarcity of vegetables, they are easier to sell than before.

Ms. Pham Thi Hang in Hamlet 5, one of the households with the largest vegetable growing area in Nghi Thuan, said: “Vegetables are selling very well these days, so my family is taking advantage of the opportunity to pick them to import to traders. The selling price has increased from 3,000 to 7,000 VND/kg.”

Faced with unusual weather conditions, localities need to direct farmers to proactively develop plans to prevent flooding. At the same time, actively take care of vegetables… to ensure supply to the market, especially the Dinh Dau Lunar New Year market 2017.

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