2024-08-17
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Source: People's Daily Online, China Economic Net, Xiamen Evening News, Wenzhou Evening News, etc.
Recently, many people have noticed that the price of watermelon has increased. What’s going on?
Watermelon prices rise in many places
Retailers: The price increase is outrageous
In Wenzhou, the price of 8424 watermelon, which was 0.99 yuan per catty in early June, has now risen to 5.99 yuan. "The recent price of watermelon has really risen too much." A retailer in Wenzhou said that many customers came to complain that watermelon was too expensive recently and turned to buy other fruits. Some people who eat watermelon also said, "Watermelon is almost unaffordable." Data from the Wenzhou Fruit Wholesale Market showed that the highest wholesale transaction price of 8424 watermelon was 2.3 yuan per catty, which was nearly 2 times higher than 0.8 yuan per catty two months ago. The prices of other varieties of watermelon have also been on a "roller coaster" recently.
Wang Rui, director of the business development office of a fruit market in Nanjing, said that compared with previous years, this year's watermelon sales have changed a lot. "At this time of year in previous years, watermelon sales were coming to an end, but this year, as the beginning of autumn is approaching, watermelon sales are still in the peak season, and wholesale prices are also rising." Media learned from farmers' markets and fruit stores in Nanjing, Jiangsu that watermelon prices have risen recently, especially seedless watermelons, which have seen a sharp increase in value in the past half month and are now sold for 5 yuan per catty.
It is understood that watermelon prices have also risen in many supermarkets and fruit stores in Xiamen. Among them, Qilin watermelons are around 10 yuan per kilogram, and sweet watermelons and watermelons known as "specially selected" and "fine" watermelons are close to 12 yuan per kilogram. The unit price has increased by about 2 yuan compared with the same period last month, and doubled compared with June. A consumer said, "When I bought Qilin watermelons last week, they were 9 yuan per kilogram, and now they are 11 yuan. Why did it increase so much?"
Monitoring data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs show that from August 1 to August 8, the average wholesale price of watermelons across the country showed an overall upward trend, rising from 2.89 yuan per kilogram to 3.31 yuan. Why are watermelon prices rising?
Why is the price of watermelon rising?
Industry insiders analyzed that the current watermelon price changes are mainly affected by the supply and demand relationship. In previous years, watermelon prices would gradually fall after the beginning of autumn, butDue to the continuous high temperature this year, many people eat watermelons and the market demand is high.At present, the watermelon harvest in Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Shandong and other provinces has come to an end.The watermelon supply on the market mainly comes from Gansu, Xinjiang, Northeast China and other producing areas, and the supply of watermelons in these producing areas is relatively small., market demand drives up the purchase price at the production site, and the corresponding wholesale and retail prices at the sales site also rise.
"At this time of year in previous years, some production areas still had some 'leftover' watermelons, which alleviated the pressure of supply and demand to a certain extent. However, this year, due to the influence of rain, hail and other weather conditions, the quantity and quality of these 'leftover' watermelons have declined, and water-soaked and over-ripe watermelons are prone to appear. Many fruit merchants are unwilling to take the risk to purchase them." said Mr. Jie, who sells fruit at Xiamen Zhongpu Fruit Wholesale Market. In addition, the low price of watermelons last year led to a decline in the enthusiasm of fruit farmers to plant watermelons, and the planting area in some production areas has decreased this year. Under the combined effect of these factors, the price of watermelons has risen significantly recently.
Have you bought any watermelons recently?