Vinh City: Market becomes a river, green vegetables are in high demand

(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rain has been continuing since yesterday, causing some markets in Vinh City to stop operating or only have a few shops...

Heavy rain lasted from yesterday until October 15, Hung Dung market (Vinh city) is still submerged in water, most small traders have to temporarily stop operating.

Hung Dung Market is flooded, business activities here are "paralyzed" (Photo taken on the morning of October 15)

Some food vendors have had to move to the sidewalk of Nguyen Phong Sac Street (near the entrance to the Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital) to sell their goods, making this street a mess.

Although it was raining, this area still sold a variety of food items, including meat, fish, tofu, vegetables...

Along Nguyen Phong Sac street was turned into a temporary market on a rainy and flooded day.

Ms. Ha, a fishmonger here, said: Although it is raining, because I have imported goods from the day before, I still have to go sell this morning, I cannot let the goods go unsold. The market is flooded, so we have to move to the roadside to sell more conveniently. The heavy rain continues, so some people have the mentality of buying food in reserve; causing the purchasing power of food items to increase, almost 1.5 times compared to normal days.

Ms. Nguyen Thu Nga (Hung Loc Ward, Vinh City) bought a lot of food in reserve. According to her, meat, fish and vegetables can be stored in the refrigerator because she is afraid that it will continue to rain in the coming days and she will not be able to go to the market; and after the rain, vegetable prices often increase very high.

Many people have the mentality of buying food in reserve, so according to the vendors selling along Le Viet Thuat street, their goods sell better than usual.

Because Hung Dung market was heavily flooded, vendors had to set up their stalls along the sidewalks of Nguyen Phong Sac, Tue Tinh, and Nguyen Sy Sach streets. The stalls along this street were busy on rainy days.

Similarly, mobile food stalls on the sidewalks and alleys are convenient for buying and selling, so the number of customers has increased significantly. Ms. Ngoc (a mobile food stall on Le Viet Thuat Street, Vinh City) said: Because of the convenience, many customers stop along the way to buy, causing the number of customers this morning to increase 3-4 times compared to normal days.

Mobile food stall on Le Viet Thuat street (Vinh city) crowded with customers on a rainy and flooded day

However, on the contrary, most of the markets in the city have only a few shops. Although today is the 15th day of the 9th lunar month, due to heavy rain, fruit stalls in most markets are deserted. Similarly, meat and fish stalls also have very few customers, although the prices of these items are relatively stable. A fish stall owner at Kenh Bac market said that the number of customers has decreased by 2/3 compared to previous days.

Although it was the full moon day, heavy rain caused fruit stalls at Kenh Bac market to be deserted.

Meat sales at Kenh Bac market are also sluggish, although prices remain stable.

According to research at the markets, the prices of meat and fish remain stable, only the prices of green vegetables have increased compared to normal days by about 15 - 20%. Specifically: Celery 10 thousand/bunch, Malabar spinach 5 thousand/bunch, water spinach 7 thousand/bunch...

Green vegetables are also the best-selling item during these rainy days. Ms. Tran Thi Lan, Hung Dong commune (Vinh city), who sells vegetables at the gate of Vinh train station market, said: "Due to the heavy rain and flooding, few people go out to sell green vegetables, so in the morning I sold out two batches of mustard greens, a total of approximately 140 bunches, 3 times more than the usual amount. Vegetable prices have increased slightly, with today's price being 7,000 VND/bunch; in previous days, the price was from 5,000 - 6,000 VND/bunch."

Green vegetables are in high demand on rainy days, with prices increasing by about 15% compared to normal days. Ms. Tran Thi Lan, Hung Dong Commune (Vinh City) sold more than 140 bunches of vegetables in the morning, 3 times higher than normal days.

Forecasting the impact of the storm, the coming days will continue to have rain, food stalls along the roadside, mobile stalls will continue to be the "salvation" choice for city residents in the rainy days...

Dinh Nguyet - Quynh Lan