Banana origin price suddenly plummeted, and the market end spread 4 - 5 times! Farmers call for government intervention

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Recently, the prices of bananas in the producing area have fluctuated sharply, and it is even reported that the price of bananas is only 12 ─ 15 yuan per kilogram. However, when walking into the supermarkets in the city, the terminal price of bananas is still maintained at 80 yuan ─ 100 yuan per kilogram (48 yuan per catty). According to the trading information of the wholesale market for fruits and vegetables in Taiwan, the trading volume has not increased significantly, but the price of bananas has plummeted from 40 yuan per kilogram to 25 yuan per kilogram today.

Farmers said that the epidemic did not affect banana sales, and even increased export orders. In the face of strong demand, the purchase prices of local merchants are unusually low. Are there any joint monopolies to make exorbitant profits?. Call on agricultural administrative units to intervene in the investigation as soon as possible.

On the day of writing (5pm 19), I interviewed the price of bananas in Dongdong and Nantou of Quanlian screen at 49 yuan per jin (80 yuan per kilogram). (photo by Lin Yijun) Banana farmers: output has not skyrocketed, export sales are normal, do not understand why prices plummeted

"A drop in the front, a rise in the middle, and now a drop in the price, which is the same as washing three warmth." Xie Zhiqiang, chairman of the Farmers' Association in Meinong District of Kaohsiung City and the largest banana farmer in Meinong, expressed confusion. During the Spring Festival, COVID-19 (Wuhan pneumonia) broke out, and banana prices were once affected, but after the follow-up news that "eating bananas can resist the virus," banana prices began to rise in mid-February.

Xie Zhiqiang said that the price of the place of origin was still good until the beginning of May, but then the price went straight down. "the purchase price of the place of origin has dropped from more than 40 yuan per kilogram to 15 yuan, which is not normal at all!" Xie believes that output has not skyrocketed, exports are also normal shipments, and the purchase price of the normal origin should be more than 20 yuan per kilogram. Xie believes that the sudden decline in prices should be due to the intervention of disk merchants.

Despite the low prices in the place of origin, the price of bananas in the place of consumption remains high. Actually visiting the supermarket, the price of bananas per jin is about 49 yuan to 60 yuan (about 80 ─ yuan per kilogram). Among them, Pingtung bananas and Nantou bananas sold in Quanlian supermarket sell for about one jin each, and the price per jin is 49 yuan (80 yuan per kilogram). The price of bananas sold by the whole family is 20 yuan per kilogram, which translates to about 60 yuan per catty (100 yuan per kilogram).