The agricultural department proposes to set up a minimum price protection fund for vegetables to deal with cheap vegetables.

On August 3, this newspaper reported the news of low price and unsalable ten thousand mu cauliflower in Xinying Township, Yuzhong County, under the theme of "selling only 5 cents per jin for ten thousand mu of cauliflower in Yuzhong", which aroused concern from all walks of life. These days, some citizens have called to inquire about the matter. It is understood that at present, the sales price of cauliflower in Lanzhou market is still about 1 yuan per jin. On the one hand, cheap vegetables hurt farmers, on the other hand, citizens still eat high-priced dishes. How to solve the problem in Yuzhong, the summer vegetable base on the plateau? On the afternoon of August 5, the agricultural department of Yuzhong County sent an analysis and solution to this problem to this newspaper.

According to relevant personnel of the Yuzhong County Agricultural Bureau, the current vegetable prices in Yuzhong County are relatively low compared with the same period last year, mainly due to not only climate reasons, but also policy reasons. In the past two years, major cities across the country have grasped the vegetable basket project to ensure the supply of vegetables for the citizens, which has greatly increased the local vegetable base and caused great pressure on the export of summer vegetables in Lanzhou Plateau. In addition, the listing period of plateau summer vegetables in Yuzhong County conflicts with the listing of a large number of vegetables in other provinces and regions, which is the main reason for the decline of vegetable prices.

Due to the low price in the end market, most vegetable dealers reduce the number of shipments, and the reduction of shipments is also a major factor in the decline in vegetable prices. At the same time, the blind increase of the planting area of a single variety and the high price of vegetables for many years led to the large-scale centralized listing of cauliflower, which could not be digested in the market and the price dropped greatly.

In this regard, the agricultural department of Yuzhong County has taken relevant measures: the agricultural department has strengthened its efforts to release information to the outside world in order to attract more dealers to manage vegetables in Yuzhong County. Also mobilize the vegetable dealers to increase the harvest, store in the vegetable warehouse for a short time, and operate at full load. At the same time, farmers will be guided to sow seeds in stages and appear on the market in batches so as to avoid the centralized listing of products.

According to a relevant person from the Yuzhong County Bureau of Agriculture, in the long run, Lanzhou plateau summer food is becoming more and more risky to occupy the market by relying on primary products, and its competitiveness is getting weaker and weaker, so it is necessary to establish the ability and mechanism to resist market risks. Therefore, the agricultural sector suggests: first, to establish a risk early warning and prevention mechanism, and carry out a certain number of expert analysis and market research activities every year. The second is to establish some long-term mechanisms for agricultural super docking, order planting and order sales, such as supporting production and marketing associations, professional cooperatives, production and marketing companies with a certain production scale and management capacity, from decentralized and passive response to active adjustment or control of the market. The third is to support the establishment of a number of vegetable processing enterprises, lengthen the industrial chain, increase the added value of products, and reduce market risks at the same time. The fourth is to establish a new mechanism for brand sales.

At the same time, it is suggested that the government should integrate the special funds of business, price, finance and other departments, set up a minimum price protection fund for vegetables, subsidize farmers when the purchase price of vegetables is too low, and increase the enthusiasm of farmers to grow vegetables.