New Year's purchases and sales rise in price without consulting

The new year market is booming. The reporters saw in major supermarkets that all kinds of foods of the New Year have everything. The sales of various kinds of foods such as sweets, cooked foods, and various dairy products soared rapidly, while high-end drinks, seafood, imported foods, and other foods that are not commonly consumed by the public Also ushered in a rare sales season. Due to the high pressure of rising raw materials and labor costs this year, there has been a general increase in the prices of new products.

International Business Daily reported that it was only a few days before the Spring Festival, and the sales of new products also reached the sprint stage. However, attentive citizens have discovered that New Year's goods, such as candy, chocolate and dried fruit, have been rising in price. The reporter learned that due to the higher pressure on raw material prices this year, there has been a general increase in the prices of new products. Among them, the biggest increase in waxiness was up to 20%. However, the price increase has not affected the consumption habits of the public. Under the strong promotion of businesses, the new year market is still booming this year, and sales volume has increased by at least 10% year-on-year.

Cantonese style wax taste rose 15% to 20%

Zhao, the director of a restaurant in Guangzhou, revealed that since the cost of pork prices this year has risen by more than 50% from the same period of last year, the peak time has even reached more than 80%, so the price of Guangzhou preserved meat has increased by 15% to 20% this year.

Although previous years, before the Spring Festival, shiitake mushrooms, shrimp, scallops and other New Year's goods must have significantly increased prices, but this year, the majority of dried seafood products have maintained a stable price. According to the supervisor of the Guangzhou Dried Seafood Industry Chamber of Commerce, the supervisor said that the prices of dried seafood, such as abalone, mushroom, pistachio, shrimp, and squid, have not changed this year, but the production of fish maw and scallops are susceptible to pollution, resulting in reduced production. The price rose slightly. The fish belly rose by 6% to 8%, and the scallop rose by 5%.

Ordinary sweets rose by an average of 3 yuan per kilogram of candy, etc. as a snack food during the Spring Festival is essential. The reporter visited the candy prices on the market and found that almost all candy prices have increased sharply compared with the same period of last year, with an average increase of about 20%. "This year's sugar is a lot more expensive than last year, with an average increase of more than 3 yuan per pound." Mr. Yan, who sells sweets at the farmers' market, told reporters that the people buying candy in the Spring Festival this year spend more money than last year. The higher the proportion of low-grade candy prices rose. According to Mr. Yu, his shop has more than 20 kinds of candy, but only two prices, one is 10 yuan a catty, and the other is 15 yuan a catty. He said that 10 yuan a catty of sugar last year only sold more than 6 yuan, mainly fruit sugar, sorghum, peanut crisp and a variety of fruit-flavored jelly candy. And 15 yuan a catty of candy last year also sold about 11 yuan, mainly some toffee and chocolate.

A related person in charge of Xu Fuji, the largest confectionery producer in China, told reporters that because some raw materials rose more severely, peanut products and milk products in Xu Fuji's bulk candy rose by 16% over the same period of last year. The peanut sugar and milk sugar in New Year's sugar also rose by 10% to 15%.

Ferrero had risen by 8% as early as last October. The Golden Emperor chocolate, Jia Dunli is sugar and other prices did not rise this year. Jindi Chocolate also conducted a large-scale promotional activities. According to the relevant person in charge of the company, during the Spring Festival, some small and large supermarkets in Guangzhou have a 10% discount on the products of Jindi, and other products without preferential activities can participate in buying gifts. activity.

Although prices have risen, there are still many people who buy sweets as they approach the Spring Festival. "How can the Chinese New Year get less sugar, this year's price increases, you buy less expensive, buy more affordable candy." Citizen Zhang said.

In addition, the price of the necessary nuts for the Chinese New Year rose by 10% to 15% year-on-year, of which, pistachio nuts and melon seeds rose by 5% to 10%. A dried fruit shop owner, Mr. Li, said that after entering the twelfth lunar month, the public’s demand for dried fruits will increase. Coupled with the increase in the costs of employees’ wages and logistics, the price of dried fruits will increase in varying degrees. "This year's dried fruit prices have been relatively low, generally around 10%. The price fluctuations also have a close relationship with annual production," Mr. Li said.

New Year's market is still booming Although prices have risen, many businesses are riveting sales. It is understood that some businesses have even begun the second wave of sales before years ago, which led to this year's New Year market is still booming.

The reporters saw in major supermarkets that there were almost all kinds of food for the New Year. The sales of various types of foods such as sweets, cooked foods, and various dairy products soared. High-end drinks, seafood, imported foods and other foods were not commonly consumed by the public. Food also ushered in a rare sales season. A salesman said, "From the current sales volume, it is estimated that this year's sales will grow by 10% to 20%, especially the sales of gift products rose by 30%."

A related person in charge of the Carrefour supermarket also revealed to reporters that since the past week, New Year has reached the peak of sales, and its sales have increased by 30% year-on-year. A related person in charge of China Resources Vanguard Supermarket also stated that sales of new products have increased by more than 10% year-on-year.