The ginger cycle made a comeback after four years: the price of ginger is more expensive than pork again

"Ginger cycle" again.

Four years later, ginger was more expensive than pork again.

Our reporter Zhang Zhi

Intern reporter Tang Yin reporting from Beijing

Earn a Land Rover in half a year. This is the most common income of ginger merchants in the period of "Jiang your Army" in 2010. Only four years later, the more violent "Jiang Jun" made a comeback, and the price of ginger rose like the temperature in July.

The national price of ginger has continued to rise since the beginning of February, and so far, the national price of ginger has more than doubled compared with the same period last year, according to data monitored by the Xinhua News Agency National Agricultural products and Agricultural material Price system.

A reporter from the Huaxia Times recently interviewed the Beijing market and saw that ginger has become the "upstart" in the vegetable basket. In the hesitation and struggle of the uncles and aunts, only a small amount of ginger was finally sold. Ginger is difficult to sell, which is not a good thing in the eyes of vendor Xiao Li. In 2010, when the price of ginger changed day by day, the memory of all the ginger hoarded in order to earn more money was not far away, but the scene of deja vu was repeated again.

"it's all floating clouds." So said a ginger trader.

The story of Jiang Lake always has its ups and downs. There has been a complete cycle since 2010; however, what will happen next? Farmers and ginger merchants who entrust their wealth and "money" to the "Jiang" lake are full of confusion about how to go in the future.

See "Jiang your army" again

In the morning, Beijing's Xinfadi market is bustling with heavy traffic, and large quantities of ginger and garlic are coming from all over the country, of which trucks starting with the word "Lu" account for the majority.

Mr. and Mrs. Qian from Zaozhuang, Shandong Province are one of the merchants who produce and sell themselves. Since June, Mr. Qian has watched helplessly as the wholesale price of ginger has risen to 14-16 yuan per kilogram, an increase of 20% and 30%. According to him, "the price of washed ginger is lower, while the price of air-dried ginger is relatively higher."

Our reporter visited and found that at the retail stalls outside the Xinfa market, the price has risen to 18 yuan / kg; among them, the price of ginger in the home and supermarket has reached 17.2 yuan / kg, while the price of pork in the same period is only 16 yuan / kg. The price of ginger directly exceeds that of pork, and the strange status quo of "competing pork" is repeated four years later.

"even a condiment is so expensive, life is too difficult!" Mr. Wang, who is shopping, complained to the reporter. According to the current wholesale price, the ginger planted by Mr. Qian can bring him a profit of about 40, 000 yuan per mu, while he has a total of 32 mu of ginger. Rough calculation, after all the ginger is sold, Mr. Qian will have a profit of 1.28 million yuan.

"this is an ideal state. Most of the ginger is purchased from agricultural land, and the price is far lower than that in the wholesale market." Mr. Jiang Nongma told the Huaxia Times.

It is understood that ginger is generally planted around April, and bamboo slices, plastic film and sunshade nets are used when planting, and these three things alone cost 1500 yuan per mu. From planting to harvest, it is necessary to apply fertilizer at least 4 times, and each mu of land needs about 2500 to 3000 yuan. Ginger is afraid of drought and insects, which is extremely difficult to serve, watering and killing insects, and it also costs 1000 yuan per mu of land. With other expenses and labor costs, the cost per mu of ginger is tens of thousands. Due to the reduction in yield this year, the yield of ginger per mu is about 6000-9000 jin, which is less than the normal rate of 10000 jin in previous years.

"the purchase of agricultural land is about 5 yuan per jin, and according to the calculation of 6000 jin per mu, about 30, 000 yuan per mu of ginger. After deducting the cost, the net profit per mu is about 20, 000 yuan. Generally speaking, farmers will store some ginger and will not sell all of it. Only a small part of them will be sold in the wholesale market. " Mr. Ma said. Although the wholesale market can bring higher profits, it also has higher risks. The sales volume of ginger, which belongs to seasoning, is greatly affected by the price in the zero-sale link, once it can not be sold, plus the long-distance oil fee will show a net loss.

"Jiang" Lake Story

"double it and turn again." With the emergence of the catchphrase "Jiang your army", it is still applicable today.

Before 2008, Mr. Qian's family contracted 20 mu of land to grow ginger. After the price of ginger soared in 2010, the growers made a lot of money. Mr. and Mrs. Qian tasted the benefits and contracted another 12 mu of land to grow ginger in 2011.

Fresh ginger is stored through the ginger cellar for more than 2 months before it is sold on the market. if it becomes noodle ginger next year, it will not affect sales at that time. Ginger can be stored in the cellar for up to 3 years. "it is precisely because of this characteristic that ginger farmers have reserved room for waiting for price." Zhang Xubin, president of Laizhou Dajiang Association, told the media.

"No matter who it is, you earn as much as you put in." Lao Song, a ginger merchant in Shandong, said he earned 2 million yuan in 2010. However, the price of ginger rose from 1.30 yuan per jin to 6 yuan per jin, and then fell to 1.50 yuan per jin, and Lao Song's 2 million was lost again.

Driven by the high price in 2010, growers in Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other places planted a large number of ginger, and the supply of ginger greatly exceeded the demand. As a result of government price regulation and a crackdown on speculators, the price of ginger fell to the "cabbage price" in 2011 and 2012, and most growers and traders lost all their money. Due to market uncertainty, farmers planted much less ginger in 2013, and the overall output of ginger in 2014 was 20% lower than that of the previous year.

Mr. Chen, who is also in the ginger business, is a big ginger grower in Weifang. According to his account, in 2011 and 2012, the purchase price of ginger plummeted to about 0.7 yuan / kg to 0.8 yuan / kg, while ginger must be kept at about 1.5 yuan / kg if it wants to maintain its capital.

"at that time, the price of ginger was falling day by day, and the loss of planting one mu of ginger reached 1,000 yuan. Everyone was so red-eyed that they filled in the money earned in 2010 in two years. At that time, I thought it was over. " Mr. Chen's pain could still be heard on the phone. After two consecutive years of heavy losses, Jiang Min complained incessantly, driving the local Jiang people to stabilize with highly toxic pesticides in order to reduce insect pests and ensure the output and quality of ginger. Then it was exposed that the poisonous ginger "Shennongdan" incident, which shocked the whole country at that time.

"although growers have cellars to store ginger in their homes, due to the exposure of Shennongdan last year and the fact that many growers sold the stored ginger last year, growers do not have much ginger storage now." Mr. Qian revealed.

According to the data statistics of Jining COFCO Agricultural products Investment Research Institute, before 2008, the national ginger planting area was 1.5 million mu-1.8 million mu, and the price was relatively stable; after 2010, the planting area increased to 4.3 million mu, and the price fell sharply; in 2011 and 2012, the continuous downturn in ginger prices reduced the planting area to about 3 million mu. In addition, the poisonous ginger incident destroyed a batch of substandard ginger, and the ginger production has been seriously reduced this year. Some farmers are bullish on the aftermarket and have a heavy idea of cherishing sales.

"I think there is another reason, that is, those big ginger merchants are hype." Lao Song said. In fact, there are hoarders in several sharp fluctuations in the price of ginger in recent years. Not only ginger farmers but also wholesalers are hoarding.

It is understood that every time ginger is harvested, large ginger chambers of commerce unite to harvest ginger crazily, giving small and medium-sized ginger merchants the illusion that prices are about to rise. Once everyone starts to harvest ginger crazily, under the tension between supply and demand, the price of ginger will naturally rise; at this time, the acquisition of big ginger merchants is over, and the rest only need to sell ginger at the right time, whether it is sold at home or exported overseas. will make a lot of money.

However, the farmers at the end of the industry still rely on the price information of the previous year to determine the planting area, know little about the relevant information, and are always in a state of blindly following the trend in the agricultural product industry chain.