Beijing: garlic prices enter a rising period (photo)

"eating garlic regularly is very good for the body, because sulfur compounds in garlic have strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, inhibiting and killing a variety of cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. Garlic has become an indispensable food in every natural plant." A health care doctor said. Recently, the price of garlic on the market has risen, but the market sales have not decreased significantly, and most consumers still buy garlic according to their daily needs.

Recently, the price of garlic has gone up in the market. Industry insiders said that the main reason for the rise in garlic prices is that under the demand support city, local stockholders concentrate on selling and supporting the city, resulting in a reduction in supply and difficulties for buyers. Although the price of garlic has risen, there has been no significant decrease in market sales, and most consumers still buy garlic according to their daily needs.

Supply decreases and prices rise.

Recently, the reporter learned about the increase in the price of garlic in a number of large agricultural wholesale markets in Beijing. In Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural products Wholesale Market, the reporter saw that the lowest wholesale price of garlic is 3.9 yuan / jin, the highest wholesale price is 4.5 yuan / jin, and the intermediate wholesale price is 4.2 yuan / jin. "recently, wholesale garlic prices have begun to rise, but the volume of shipments has remained stable." A vegetable wholesale vendor at Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural products Wholesale Market said. Then the reporter went to a number of large supermarkets in Beijing and found that the price of garlic had risen. "recently, the price of garlic has risen significantly, while the price of tomatoes and onions has also risen by a large margin." Said a salesperson at a large supermarket in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Not only the price of garlic in brick-and-mortar stores has risen, but there is also no preferential price for garlic on major online shopping platforms. The reporter saw on the Tmall Mall website that the price of pollution-free fresh garlic 150g of Yuewang brand in Rucheng, Hunan, Shandong Jinxiang 200g and Hongyu brand garlic is 4.8g, 4.9g and 9.3g respectively. "at present, there is no preferential price for garlic in our online store, while there are preferential prices for other agricultural products such as cabbage and eggplant." The owner of an online agricultural product store said.

Cui Xiaona, an analyst at Zhuochuang Information, said that after the recent heavy snow in the producing area, the price of garlic in cold storage continued to rise. Recently, the price of garlic has reached its highest level since 2012. The purchase price of mixed-grade garlic in Jinxiang is generally 3.9 yuan / jin, 69.57% higher than the lowest price of 2.3 yuan / jin this year, and 105.26% higher than the price of 1.9 yuan / jin in the same period last year. The retail price of garlic in the supermarket in the terminal market is about twice as much as the retail price of eggs of 4.0 yuan / jin. The main reason for the rise in garlic prices is that under the demand support city, local depositors concentrate on selling and supporting the city, resulting in a reduction in supply and difficulties for buyers. Among them, in order to participate in the speculation in the market, the inventory decreased compared with the same period last year, and the rain and snow weather in November caused serious freezing damage to garlic seedlings in some areas and predicted the formation of garlic production reduction next year, which is a strong support point for speculators to intervene in the market. The garlic market is expected to remain high in the short term, and the price adjustment of garlic in cold storage also depends on the impact of supply and demand.

Market sales remain stable

Although the price of garlic has risen, the market sales remain stable, and consumers have not deliberately reduced the amount of garlic they choose because of the increase in the price of garlic. "over the past few days, the supermarket has found that the price of garlic has gone up. I am really worried that the price of garlic will rise higher and higher in the future. At present, the price of garlic is still affordable, so I did not reduce the purchase of garlic. I still choose garlic according to my daily buying habits." Consumer Ms. Gao said.