CCTV News:Pay attention to the price of "vegetable basket". According to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the national vegetable basket index in December 2023 was 123.32, up 6.89 points from the previous month, and vegetable prices showed a seasonal increase.
In December 2023, the national average wholesale price of 28 kinds of vegetables monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was 4.95 yuan per kilogram, up 8.1% from the previous month and 5.5% from the same period last year. Among them, the prices of 24 kinds of vegetables increased month-on-month, and 4 kinds decreased. There are leeks, eggplants and green peppers that have increased by more than 30% from the previous month.
Zhang Jing, Associate Researcher, Institute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences:The main reason for the seasonal increase is that since mid-December (2023), the weather situation has been more complicated, with adverse weather such as cold wave, freezing, rain and snow, which has blocked the harvesting and transportation of vegetables in the open field and slowed down the growth of protected vegetables; Second, after vegetable production and marketing entered the winter mode, protected vegetables and "transporting vegetables from south to north" became the main supply methods in the market, and the increase in cost pushed up the price of vegetables.
Experts said that during the Spring Festival on New Year’s Day, due to the strong demand for stocking in the market, the vegetable market showed a booming trend of supply and marketing, and it is expected that vegetable prices will continue to rise seasonally in the later period.
Zhang Jing, Associate Researcher, Institute of Agricultural Information, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences:From the perspective of late supply, the area of vegetables in the country increased by 1.3% year-on-year, and the market volume of vegetables transported from South to North was sufficient. After the cold wave weather, the production of protected vegetables in the north gradually recovered. In the later period, the temperature in most parts of the country is slightly higher than that in the same period of last year, which is beneficial to vegetable production as a whole. It is expected that the increase in vegetable prices in the later period will not be too great.
Beijing: the supply of vegetables in many producing areas has increased, and the prices have generally stabilized.
Around New Year’s Day, the rhythm of "transporting vegetables from south to north" was accelerated, and the production of protected vegetables in the north gradually resumed, which made some changes in the supply and price of vegetables in Beijing. Let’s look at the reporter’s visit to Xinfadi, the largest agricultural product wholesale market in Beijing.
Merchants in Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market told reporters that during the New Year’s Day, southern vegetables from Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujian and Zhejiang were listed in batches, and Yunnan beans alone accounted for about 80% of the total supply of beans in Xinfadi market. In addition, the supply of pepper in Fujian and Guangdong, Chinese cabbage and white radish in Hubei has also increased significantly, while the prices of winter storage vegetables such as onions, potatoes and carrots have remained stable due to their large storage capacity.
Affected by the strong cold weather in the early stage, the output of protected vegetables in the north decreased, and the prices of tomatoes rebounded greatly.
The person in charge of Xinfadi Market said that in the near future, the production capacity of protected vegetables in the north is recovering, the supply situation in the later period will gradually improve, and the prices of some vegetables will stabilize. The data shows that on January 2, the weighted average price of vegetables in Beijing Xinfadi market was 3.31 yuan per kilogram, which was the same as last week.
Tong Wei, head of Beijing Xinfadi Market:From January to the Spring Festival, the supply of vegetables in the Beijing market mainly depends on storage-resistant vegetables, northern greenhouse vegetables and southern vegetables, and the market volume will remain above 20,000 tons (daily), and the price will remain basically stable. As the Spring Festival approaches, prices will rise seasonally, driven by consumption.
Qianjiang, Chongqing: Morchella harvested ahead of schedule to grab the "fresh" listing.
These days, the first batch of Morchella in Qianjiang District, Chongqing ushered in the first "harvest season", grabbing the "fresh" listing 20 days earlier than in previous years.
The reporter saw in the Morchella planting base in Shihui Town, Qianjiang District that in the planting shed, clusters of Morchella broke through the ground to hold up brown "umbrellas". Looking around, the mushroom beds are dozens of meters long, and the rich and full morels are dense and growing gratifying. While carrying buckets and knives, the villagers shuttled through various greenhouses and skillfully picked the first batch of morels.
It is understood that the temperature in Qianjiang District is slightly higher this year, the first batch of Morchella has entered a high-yield period, and a large number of fresh mushrooms are on sale every day in the planting base.
Nie Mingliang, Secretary General of Chongqing Qianjiang Morchella Industry Technology Association:It was listed 20 days ahead of schedule. This year, we planted about 5,000 mu of Morchella in the whole region, with an output value of 40,000 yuan per mu.
Kaijiang, Sichuan: A large number of hairy crabs are listed, and they are favored at a high price.
During the New Year’s Day, a large number of hairy crabs were listed in Kaijiang County, Dazhou, Sichuan. This batch of hairy crabs is not only big in size and good in quality, but also the price has dropped a lot, which is favored by local markets.
In an aquaculture base in huilong town, Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province, several workers are busy pulling up cages and collecting nets to catch the third batch of hairy crabs ashore in winter. Compared with the hairy crabs listed in mid-October last year, this batch is bigger and full of cream, attracting a large number of customers around to grab orders.
Freshly listed hairy crabs were sent to local farmers’ markets and supermarkets. Because the price is much lower than before, it is deeply loved by the public.
It is understood that the fishing period of hairy crabs in Kaijiang County is long, from October to January of the following year. Up to now, the area of hairy crab breeding waters in Kaijiang County has reached more than 8,000 mu, with an output value of nearly 96 million yuan.
Mishan, Heilongjiang: Busy winter catching on Qingshan Lake
On January 1, 2024, Qingshanhu Reservoir in Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province ushered in the annual winter fishing season. The event site was very lively and attracted many tourists to watch and participate.
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, Qingshan Lake holds a grand winter fishing activity. At 11 o’clock in the morning, on the snowy lake, with the rotation of the tractor winch, a net of more than 1000 meters was slowly pulled out, and the jumping fish appeared in front of people.
Closing the net is the most spectacular and ornamental scene in the whole winter fishing activity. As soon as the lively big fish landed, the onlookers flocked to buy it.
Qingshan Lake is located in Honglin Village, Taiping Township, Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province, covering an area of more than 1,200 mu. There are many kinds of fish in Qingshan Lake, including dozens of white fish, carp and catfish, which can produce more than 200,000 Jin of fish every year and are exported to Beijing, Shanghai and other places.