Why are vegetables more expensive than meat now?

Some people say that meat is cheaper than vegetables now. This is because after a year or so of changes in the pork market, the price of pork has been very low. After repeated outbreaks of epidemic and traffic problems, the price of vegetables is getting higher and higher. Besides, vegetables are difficult to preserve. During the epidemic, everyone stayed at home, and the chances of going out to buy food decreased, which led to rotten vegetables and higher operating costs.

First of all, everyone must have heard the news that the Shanghai epidemic has led to food grabbing. Even though the price of vegetables in Shanghai is ridiculously high, everyone's enthusiasm for grabbing vegetables is still high because they want to eat vegetables.

So why is there a crisis of grabbing vegetables in Shanghai with such convenient transportation? This is because of the relationship between traffic and epidemic control, and the transportation of vegetables is problematic. The prices of vegetables such as cucumber, young garlic and spinach once hit a record high.

Even if the epidemic situation and traffic factors are excluded, the price of vegetables will rise at this time of the year. At the same time, the increase in vegetable prices has actually occurred nationwide, not just in a certain city. The temperature is low in the first quarter, even in the south, when the output of vegetables and fruits is relatively weak. The north follows the natural law of planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, so spring needs the support of fruits and vegetables in the south.

In addition to the epidemic, in fact, the rise in oil prices caused by the war is also the key to the increase in transportation costs. As we all know, the oil price has now broken through 9 yuan and reached a new historical height.

Higher freight price increases the transportation cost and is added to the account of vegetable sales by merchants. The final price of vegetables will also increase because of the increase in cost, which is an inevitable law of market sales.

So some people laugh that our current "food basket" is getting heavier and heavier. Vegetables are not only stored for several days at a time, but also spent more money on them. Therefore, in fact, everyone should get used to the rising price of vegetables at this time of the year. However, inflation is very serious this year, and it is difficult to predict when prices will continue to rise.

Especially the "capricious" epidemic has cast a shadow over people's lives. People in epidemic areas all work at home and get as much income as possible to meet their daily expenses. Even if it is so difficult, the rise in vegetable prices is an irresistible reality.