Why Is It Obvious That Vegetables Are "Selling" Vegetables?

Since the beginning of this year, the prices of various agricultural and sideline products in China have risen sharply, and the prices of vegetables in all major cities have remained high.

Shuangliu County is one of the key vegetable industries in Chengdu, and the vegetable planting area accounts for more than 1/10 of the whole city.

In the village of Jinshui Town, Jinshui Town, the reporter saw Jiang Yuzhu, a big vegetable farmer. He has been growing vegetables in Shuangliu Bao since 2003, and now he grows more than 120 acres in the greenhouse.

In Jiang Yuzhu's vegetable garden, he introduced two cases of vegetable prices to reporters: one is

After that, the reporter went to the wholesale market of Chengdu agricultural products center with Jiang Yuzhu and found Yang Huaming, a wholesaler who bought Jiang Yuzhu vegetables all the year round.

Because it was the afternoon sales peak, Yang Huaming answered the reporters' questions while he was busy weighing vegetables.

He told us that today's peppers are 0.85 yuan per catty purchased from vegetable farmers, and the wholesale price is 1 yuan per catty.

Balsam pear is of general quality and relatively cheap. The purchase price per catty is 0.6 yuan, and the wholesale price is 0.7 yuan per catty.

But Jiang Yuzhu quietly told reporters that the actual selling price of Yang might be slightly higher than that of the newspaper. The price of less than 1 yuan per catty is about 0.2 yuan, and the price of each catty of more than 1 yuan is about 0.3 yuan.

In rough terms, wholesale prices increased by 20% to 30% compared to production.

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Tracking vegetables from this market wholesale, "economic reference daily" reporter came to Chengdu Bauhinia comprehensive farmers market Li Da Sharp's vegetable stand.

Here, the reporter saw that the price of bitter melon was 2 yuan per catty, the price of peppers per catty turned to 2.5 yuan, the price was nearly doubled than that of the wholesale market, and it was 2 times or even more than the field price.

Reporters also randomly learned about the wholesale and retail prices of vegetables such as cucumbers, eggplants, cabbage, radish and so on. Roughly calculated, retail links increased by 70% to 110% compared with wholesale prices.

Reporter survey found that vegetable field price is often less than half of the terminal retail price. In urban communities, vegetable prices are heartache, while vegetables are "cheap" in the field.

According to the survey conducted by the Chengdu Municipal Agriculture Commission in June this year on the prices of main vegetables such as cucumber, tomato, peppers and lotus flowers in Shuangliu Kunshan vegetable base, if the market retail price is the total price base, the average selling price in the field will only account for about 40% to 45% of the total price, and the wholesale price increase will account for about 25%, and the retail sales price will account for 30% to 35%.

Guo Jinan, director of the Chengdu Municipal Commission of agriculture, said that it was obvious that vegetables were "no more than" selling vegetables, and that vegetable prices were "expensive" in wholesale and retail circulation, rather than in production links.

Vegetable prices rise but not cost.

In 2010, compared with 2006, the main agricultural materials such as urea, potash fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer increased by more than 60%, and the land rent increased by 56%.

Reporters interviewed learned that although vegetable prices have climbed to a new high in recent years, they have increased rapidly in terms of agricultural costs and circulation costs.

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During the interview, Jiang Yuzhu showed a book to reporters, which recorded the price changes of three kinds of staple vegetables, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers grown in his home.

Records show that in 2010 compared with 2006, the purchase price of three kinds of vegetables increased by 31%, 18% and 33% respectively, with an average increase of 27%.

However, in 2010 compared with 2006, the main agricultural materials such as urea, potash fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer increased by more than 60%, and the land rent increased by 56%.

"The most expensive is labor costs, local casual workers rose from 18 yuan to 38 yuan per person per day, the monthly wage of migrant workers rose from 500 yuan to 1000 yuan per month, all doubled."

Jiang Yuzhu said.

The feelings of vegetable farmers have been corroborated by relevant investigations.

According to the monitoring system of the agricultural price monitoring system of the Xinhua news agency, the monthly average retail price of 13 vegetables showed that from March 2008 to May 2010, vegetable prices rose by an average of 17% in more than two years.

Wang Jian, director of the price monitoring bureau of the Chengdu Price Bureau, said that the urea, Omethoate and rice seeds from 2006 to 2010 were not monitored continuously, but the price of Omethoate and rice seeds increased by 73% and 83.8% respectively in the 5 years.

Reporters interviewed found that not only the vegetable growers complained about the rise in agricultural prices, but also vegetable wholesalers and retailers were constantly complaining about the increase in production and living costs.

Yang Huaming, a wholesaler, said his family began selling vegetables every morning, and sold them until six or seven p.m., and had to work for 10 hours a day.

Car fuel and market management fees are 200 yuan per day, plus road toll, labor cost, meals for two couples, all kinds of prices are rising fiercely, and only a little more can be added to sell vegetables, so as to balance other expenses.

Li Darui, a retailer, was originally a rural resident in southern Sichuan. He came to Chengdu to sell vegetables in 2005.

Li Da Lai said frankly, he also thinks that the price of vegetables is more expensive now, but because the price is high, the price is not low.

Moreover, the sales of their small dishes are small and the losses are high. They also need to eat, rent and pay management fees. The cost of providing for their daughters to go to school and supporting the elderly depends on selling vegetables and removing the high cost of living.

"Seasonal" vegetable price difference between ten times.

From April, picking up 8 provinces and other regions, and the highest price is 13 times the lowest price.

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As a "sideline" of agricultural and sideline products, vegetables are strongly affected by seasonal, climatic, rainstorm, high temperature weather and other factors. The price characteristics show a distinct "seasonality". The highest price of a vegetable can be more than ten times that of the lowest price.

During the interview, vegetable producers and sellers, and relevant management departments constantly emphasized that vegetable prices should not be judged by a certain period and certain varieties, but should be calculated in a comprehensive and balanced manner.

Jiang Yuzhu told reporters that in the early spring this year, the hot pepper planted in the greenhouse began picking in April. Because the output was less in the first month, the purchase price per kilogram of field was as high as 4 yuan.

As the weather gets warmer, the number of chilli on the market is increasing. In May, it sold more than 2 yuan per catty. In July and 6, it could only sell 7 or 8 cents. By August, the purchase price dropped to more than 3 cents per catty.

Half year, the highest price is 13 times the lowest price.

According to the relevant investigation of the Chengdu Municipal Commission of agriculture, in Shuangliu County Kunshan vegetable planting base, the highest price of greenhouses reached 1.8 yuan per catty this year, the lowest time was only 0.25 yuan; the highest level of tomato was 1.8 yuan per catty, the minimum time was 0.35 yuan; the highest price of peppers was 2.5 yuan per catty, 0.6 yuan at the lowest time, and 0.5 yuan at the highest time, and 0.15 yuan at the lowest time.

Roughly calculated, the highest price of these vegetables is 3 to 7 times the lowest price.

Nan Tianyun, director of the consumer price survey office of the Chengdu investigation team of the National Bureau of statistics, said that due to various factors such as climate and geographical conditions, the supply of bulk vegetables in Chengdu market was mainly local and local, and anti seasonal dishes and a few varieties were added as supplements.

Generally, in the winter and spring seasons, there will be seasonal shortage in the vegetable market in Chengdu. However, as summer comes, a large number of local vegetables will come into the market, and prices will fall naturally.

According to the Chengdu investigation team's market monitoring for the 26 vegetables, the vegetable price rose to the highest level in April this year, but after entering May, the increase has begun to fall.

Vegetable industry is still weak and needs urgent support.

The overall profitability of vegetable industry is not strong, especially the low yield of planting links, lack of attractiveness and unstable industrial foundation.

Increase in output is difficult, and vegetable prices are rising.

In recent years, the total output of vegetables in Chengdu has been increasing year by year. The government has also introduced a series of supportive subsidy policies. However, due to the impact of the international financial crisis, global climate anomalies, the rise and fall of international staple agricultural products, and the acceleration of urbanization process and the upgrading of consumption structure, the price of vegetables in Chengdu continues to rise as the national market.

It is understood that in recent ten years, the area of vegetable planting in Chengdu has been basically stable, the total output is rising steadily. At present, the output of vegetable is about 4800000 tons, up by more than 18% in 2000, especially since 2005, the output of vegetable is increasing year by year.

The per capita share of vegetables and vegetables in urban and rural areas also increased, in 2009, the per capita possession was 425 kg, which increased by 5% compared with 405 kg per capita in 2000.

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Guo Jinan, director of the Chengdu Municipal Agriculture Commission, said that in recent years, Chengdu has adopted a series of measures to promote the development of vegetable industry.

At present, vegetable production in Chengdu can basically meet the needs of residents in this city except for a short seasonal shortage.

However, these measures can not prevent vegetable prices from rising.

According to the Chengdu investigation team of the National Bureau of statistics, in 2009, the average price of 26 kinds of fresh vegetables in Chengdu increased by 28.9% compared with 2005 in 2009, due to the continuous serious impact of the Wenchuan earthquake and freezing rain and snow.

By June this year, the average price of fresh vegetables increased by 6.7% over the same period last year.

Nan Tianyun, director of consumer price survey, said that the average price of fresh vegetables rose by 39.6% in 2009 compared with 2008.

Low income vegetables are not strong enough.

Reporters in Shuangliu, Wenjiang, Xindu and other major vegetable planting areas were interviewed, and found that some of the original vegetable planting land was planted on lawns, flowers or kiwi, tea and so on.

In isolated plots, vegetables are already in season but no one has been harvested.

Zhang Hangen, director of the vegetable technology extension station in Shuangliu County, told reporters that although the price of vegetables in the city is relatively high, farmers can not earn enough money to grow vegetables.

He said that Kunshan vegetable base last year the highest profit of greenhouse tomato is 14%, the profit of greenhouse cucumber is only 1%, while the shed pepper is 16.38%.

Compared with lawn, kiwifruit and flowers, the profit varies greatly.

Taking lawn as an example, its profit rate is generally around 40%, which is several times or even tens of times of vegetable profits.

Jiang Yuzhu, a large vegetable farmer, has a senior agricultural technician qualification and has spent half his life cooking.

He said he had contracted 3 acres of vegetables for 120 acres in two streams, and invested about 800000 yuan.

"The price of radish is only one dime a kilogram this year when the price of radish is lowest. If I hire a worker to pull it out of the field, wash it and load it again, every kilogram of wages will be more than one corner, so simply refuse to accept it."

Jiang Yuzhu said, if it is not difficult for him to grow deep feelings for vegetables, he may have to "abandon vegetables and grass".

Nan Tianyun said that when they collected data in rural areas, they found that farmers around big cities thought that planting vegetables was not as good as working.

One year's income is three hundred fifty thousand, and vegetables are "relying on the sky". The market risk is large, and profits and losses are not counted. While working is safe and safe, it can also collect land rent.

He said that even when people grow vegetables at home, they are mostly elderly people and women. Some farmers even simply pile up farmland and go out to work.

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Grassroots agricultural cadres said that although vegetable prices continue to rise, but farmers are still not actively raising vegetables.

Planting in the entire vegetable industry chain is still the highest cost and the lowest income link.

Those owners who carry out scale farming through land pfer often suffer losses due to poor management, low quality of vegetables and inaccurate grasp of market information, which will affect the enthusiasm of vegetable growing.

Vegetables do not make money. "Selling vegetables" also reflects how much money can not earn. Wholesale and retail of vegetables is not a highly profitable link.

Li Darui, a retail vegetable dealer, says he gets up at three in the morning and sells until seven or eight p.m.

The couple rent a small house with only 15 square meters, supporting the elderly and two children.

Ma Xianping, chairman of the wholesale market of Chengdu agricultural products center, told reporters that this is the largest vegetable wholesale market in Chengdu city. The annual turnover of vegetables is about 1 million tons.

The company initially invested 300 million yuan, but basically belongs to the "public welfare business", with an annual profit of only about one million yuan.

Direct allowance for vegetable consumption for low-income families should be considered.

Many agricultural cadres and vegetables planting operators told reporters that the vegetable industry is still in a relatively weak position, which is greatly influenced by climate, disasters and other industries. It is also related to social stability and harmony, and urgent measures are needed to support it.

They suggested:

First, we should encourage the development of family moderate scale operation.

Nan Tianyun said that farmers use their families as their units to grow vegetables without labor costs and farmland rents. Compared with vegetable planting, the cost of production is greatly reduced, which can create favorable conditions for stabilizing vegetable yields and prices.

Two, we should improve the industrial development plan and scientifically adjust the layout and supply of vegetable production.

According to different natural conditions and production conditions, the Chengdu Municipal Agriculture Commission said that according to the concept of "global Chengdu", the layout of vegetable production in the whole city was integrated with line and surface. The seasonal supplementary vegetable base was established by utilizing the advantages of the surrounding areas such as climate, light, cost and pportation, so as to strengthen Chengdu's "vegetable basket" protection.

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Three, we should establish and improve the guarantee mechanism for difficult groups, and do a good job in the "bottom up" work of mass life and social stability.

Guo Jinan said that the rise of the price of vegetables has a positive impact on the lives of both urban and rural residents. On the one hand, it is conducive to increasing farmers' income and increasing the pressure of public expenditure.

The key to this problem is to establish a sound safeguard mechanism for low-income groups to prevent the excessive increase in vegetable prices from causing a greater impact on this group of people and effectively controlling the social impact of vegetable price fluctuations.

He said that Chengdu has set up a non-staple food price adjustment fund to subsidize low-income families to buy "love eggs" and "student milk".

Subsidies for vegetables are still mostly used in the construction of productive areas, and the next step should be to consider the direct subsidy to low-income families' vegetable consumption.