Why are fruits getting cheaper and cheaper this year?

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the taste of the year is gradually getting stronger. Fruit should be anti-seasonal in the northeast. In the eyes of many people, the price should be higher and higher. Especially some tropical fruits, there is no reason not to become a luxury in people's eyes.

However, on the contrary, many Changchun citizens feel that this winter fruit is selling cheaper and cheaper, among which there are some tropical fruits.

Many supermarkets promote fruit

On the morning of 27 th, in a fruit supermarket near the Eurasian store, there are many citizens on the scene to choose their favorite fruits.

Many citizens in the selection of fruit, and together with friends to discuss said: "This year's fruit can really not expensive, are playing special prices, do not buy more, eat now buy on the line."

We found that some varieties of fruit sold at lower prices than many varieties of vegetables in this fruit shop. Banana special price 1.98 yuan a catty, tangerine special price 2.2 yuan a catty, red Fuji special price 2.8 yuan a catty... also include pear, grape, etc., the price did not exceed 2.5 yuan a catty.

Not far from this supermarket, there are also a number of fruit supermarkets doing the same promotion, the lowest one will reduce the price of bananas to 1.88 yuan a catty.

Near People's Square, there are more fruit merchants selling bananas to 1.5 yuan a catty, red Fuji sold to 2.5 yuan a catty, many citizens to the low price of fruit praise.

Merchants and wholesalers: fruit prices are generally cheap this year

Ms. Wang, who has been operating fruit business for many years, told reporters that fruit prices are really low this year, with bananas and apples being the most obvious.

A chain fruit supermarket staff said, This year's fruit prices have not risen, From summer to winter, Take domestic bananas as an example, The price has always hovered between 2-2.5 yuan a catty, Now sometimes as low as more than a piece of money.

Mr. Li has been engaged in fruit wholesale business in Changchun Fruit Center Wholesale Market for many years. In his opinion, the price of red Fuji and domestic bananas is obviously cheaper this year.

"These two varieties are about 30% cheaper than this time last year." Mr. Li said that the wholesale price of red Fuji from farmers can be as low as 1 yuan to 1.5 yuan a catty, and the price of domestic bananas from farmers can be as low as 0.8 yuan to 1.2 yuan a catty. And some local wholesale market prices are already this price, you can imagine, if you take goods directly from farmers, the price will be lower.

In this website published all over the country fruit wholesale market price trend table, also confirmed Mr. Li's statement.

Price cheap reason: group purchasing power decline fruit deep processing plant capacity decline

So why is fruit so cheap this year?

Some industry insiders said that the purchasing power of the group is declining year by year, and this year it is even worse. Secondly, imported fruits are becoming more and more cheaper. Take bananas as an example. In the past, bananas were mainly produced in Hainan and other places, but now Vietnam, Laos and other countries continue to import fruits. The import price itself is not high, resulting in domestic prices can not sell more.

In addition, due to the impact of the overall economic environment, some fruit deep processing manufacturers shrink production capacity, resulting in sufficient fruit inventory and weak stock capacity. In addition, many varieties of fruits this year have encountered "big years", that is, high yields, coupled with the increase in some fruit producing areas, resulting in oversupply.

"However, as New Year's Day approaches, fruit prices are expected to rise gradually in more than 10 days." The industry insider said.