Customers are concerned because the price of green vegetables at Thuy Bieu market, Hue city is higher than usual.

Green vegetables increase in price

For nearly a week now, the meals of Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang's family (KQH Bau Va, Thuy Xuan ward) have lacked many familiar vegetable dishes. Heavy rains and floods have caused vegetable growing areas in La Chu (Kim Tra ward), Phong Hoa, Phong Chuong (Phong Dinh ward); Dien Loc (Phong Phu ward)... to be deeply flooded, causing great damage. "I go to the market every day to buy vegetables, but these days vegetables are both scarce and expensive, and there are some types that are not available to buy. My family loves to eat vegetables, so the meals after the flood always feel lacking" - Ms. Trang shared.

At markets such as Phuong Duc, Thuan Loc, Thuy Bieu, An Lo, Dong Ba, Phu Hau... the prices of vegetables, tubers, and fruits have increased sharply. Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh, who lives next to Thuan Loc market, said that the prices of vegetables, tubers, and fruits have "jumped". Water spinach, various types of cabbage, Malabar spinach... are all nearly double, some triple the price of normal days, but there is not much to buy.

According to records at Thuy Bieu market on the morning of November 19, the prices of many items increased from 50 - 100%. For example, water spinach is 20 thousand VND/bunch, before the flood it was only 5 - 10 thousand VND/bunch; Vietnamese coriander, herbs are 100 thousand VND/kg, before it was only 20 thousand VND/kg; Chinese cabbage, cabbage increased by 10 - 20 thousand VND/kg; cucumber, bitter melon increased from 20 to 45 thousand VND/kg; squash increased from 20 thousand VND/kg to 60 thousand VND/kg but the goods are not beautiful, not fresh. Lettuce, sweet potato leaves, amaranth... are sold in small bundles but the quantity is limited.

The amount of vegetables coming to the market has decreased significantly, traders have to import from the southern and northern regions but still do not have enough goods. Ms. Phan Thi Gai, a trader at Phu Hau wholesale market (Phu Xuan ward) said: Never before have vegetables, tubers and fruits been in such short supply and increased in price as at this time. In the vegetable growing areas in Hue city, everything was flooded and there were no goods to import to the market. Normally, Phu Hau wholesale market often imports goods from northern provinces such as Phu Tho, Hanoi and southern provinces such as Long An , Lam Dong..., but currently the source of goods from many localities cannot meet the demand due to the impact of recent storms and rains.

While the prices of vegetables and fruits in traditional markets are increasing, supermarkets such as GO! Hue, Coopmart Hue, Bach Hoa Xanh, and WinMart in Hue have recorded relatively more stable prices due to proactive supply from Da Lat ( Lam Dong ) and the southern provinces. However, the quantity of vegetables and fruits is not as much, rich, and fresh as before.

Early reproduction

Hue City has many large vegetable growing areas such as: Dien Loc (Phong Phu ward); Huong An (Kim Tra ward), Quang Tho (Quang Dien commune)... During the recent flood, dozens of hectares of vegetables were deeply submerged and completely damaged. Therefore, restoring production in key vegetable growing areas is considered an urgent solution to stabilize the market.

In Phong Phu ward, famous for its vegetable growing area supplying many local markets, after the flood receded, farmers immediately started to plow the land and replant. Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Chairman of Phong Phu ward People's Committee, said: "The flood damaged nearly 100% of the vegetable area. Currently, the local government is mobilizing people to take advantage of favorable weather to improve the land to replant short-term vegetables such as leafy vegetables, lettuce, bok choy, water spinach... to supply the market again in time, especially for the upcoming Tet holiday.

In the vegetable growing areas of wards and communes such as Kim Tra and Quang Dien, people have also quickly planted easily recoverable vegetables. Many households here said they had to continuously sow in batches to make up for the lost area. Long-term vegetables that require high technology will be replanted when the weather is more stable.

Many retailers expect the prices of vegetables and fruits to decrease in the next week or two when the short-term vegetables begin to be harvested. People also hope that the weather will be stable so that vegetables can grow well, limiting pests and diseases, helping prices return to normal soon.

At this time, in addition to the initiative of the people, local departments and professional agencies are also quickly reviewing the damage, supporting seeds and techniques; at the same time, proposing policies to support farmers after natural disasters to soon restore production.

According to the leader of the Department of Industry and Trade, in addition to efforts to ensure food for local people during the recent floods, the department has directed the City Market Management Department to inspect and strictly control the market to regulate items at risk of price increases. However, after the floods, some items, such as vegetables, tubers, fruits, and fresh foods, tend to increase due to scarce supply, which not only affects consumers but also puts great pressure on traders, growers, and distributors. In this context, restoring production in key vegetable growing areas is an important solution to reduce supply shortages. The department and relevant departments and agencies will continue to monitor market developments and take timely measures to limit sudden price increases, while creating favorable conditions for goods from other places to quickly reach Hue to stabilize prices soon...

Article and photos: Song Minh

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