Expansion of vegetable area is expected to provide sufficient Spring Festival

On January 10, the Ministry of Agriculture released the first phase of 2012 vegetable production information. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's vegetable production information network monitoring, at the end of December last year, the vegetable monitoring area in 200 key vegetable counties across the country increased by 1.7% year-on-year, including kidney bean, celery, cauliflower, pepper, leeks, eggplant, spinach, and cucumber. The area of ​​vegetables in the fields increased by more than 3% year-on-year, and it is expected that the number of listed products will increase in January and the Spring Festival supply will be guaranteed.

According to expert analysis, due to the severe winter in January and the Spring Festival approaching, the consumption of vegetables will increase and the price of vegetables will increase. With the temperature rising after the Spring Festival, the price of vegetables will gradually fall back.

According to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Agriculture's Vegetable Production Information Network, in December of last year, the number of vegetables and vegetables in the south of Nancao increased at the same pace, and the vegetable production at the information monitoring points in 200 key vegetable counties increased by 1.4% year-on-year. Among 20 vegetables, wax gourd, garlic, and pepper The monthly output of 3 types of vegetables increased by more than 3% year-on-year. However, due to seasonal fluctuations and adverse weather effects such as low temperatures, the average wholesale price of the 20 categories of vegetable production in December last year was 2.39 yuan/kg, up by 21.11% month-on-month, of which 21 species were eggplant, cucumber, zucchini, and color pepper. The average wholesale price of vegetable production rose by more than 10%.