The Wholesale Price Of Vegetables In Large And Medium-Sized Cities Has Been Reduced For Five Weeks.

Xinhua News Agency on December 14th reported that the Ministry of Commerce's market operation division released 14 monitoring shows that since the beginning of November, the wholesale prices of vegetables in large and medium-sized cities in China have declined for 5 consecutive weeks, with a cumulative drop of 17.4%.

Last week (December 6th - 12), the average wholesale price of 18 vegetables monitored by 36 large and medium cities nationwide dropped by 3.6% compared with the previous week, down 4.5% from the same period last year.

The head of the market operation Division said that the main reasons for the fall in vegetable prices were:

The government's policy support for vegetable planting has stimulated the enthusiasm of vegetable producers, and the planting area of vegetables has increased significantly in winter.

According to statistics from agricultural departments in some areas, the planting area of winter vegetables in Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan and Guangdong in 2010 increased by 9.1%, 8.8%, 7.1% and 2.8% respectively compared with 2009.

Recently, the weather in most parts of the country is fine, which is conducive to the growth, storage and pportation of vegetables.

The southern open field vegetables and Northern greenhouse vegetables grow well and are listed on the market.

All localities take active measures to increase support, promote production and marketing links, ensure the supply of winter vegetables, and maintain the smooth operation of vegetable prices.

Last year the vegetable price base was higher.

Since last November, northern parts of China suffered from cold wave and ice and snow. Vegetable growth, storage and pportation were obstructed, and prices rose sharply.