Vegetable prices continued to rise during the epidemic. Why?

First, the planting cost has increased. The whole economy is interrelated. Under the influence of the epidemic, the whole economy is in a state of depression or even stagnation. When there is a problem in a socialized production link, it will form a chain reaction, which will affect the whole industry and even the economy. Because of the epidemic situation, the amount of maintenance materials and planting fertilizers in the process of vegetable planting decreased, which led to the price increase. In order to maintain the normal growth of vegetables, vegetable farmers need to buy relatively few planting materials at higher prices, which will undoubtedly increase the price of vegetables. At the same time, during the epidemic, people obeyed local management requirements and stayed at home, so many people could not work normally. As a result, vegetables in vegetable fields are neglected and even rotted in the ground. When the demand exceeds the supply and the planting cost is high, the price of vegetables will rise accordingly.

Second, traffic jams. During the epidemic, some cities have taken measures to close the city, many traffic roads have also been closed, and the transportation of necessary foods such as vegetables has been blocked. The vegetable farmers here can't ship it, and the residents there can't buy it. There are fewer transport workers, so the transport cost will increase and the risk of normal sales of vegetables will also increase. In order to protect the life and income of vegetable farmers, the price of vegetables has been raised.

Third, consumer psychology. In the special period of this epidemic, people will inevitably have the psychology of worry and panic, so they will hoard daily necessities and food to alleviate their inner anxiety. In this process, people will not pay too much attention to the price, but to the quantity they can buy and snap up. This has led to an imbalance between supply and demand, and the price of vegetables has risen accordingly.

There are still uncertain factors in the development and change of epidemic situation. The epidemic situation abroad is still in a state of deterioration, and the overall economy of China is still in a state of slow recovery. Therefore, there will undoubtedly be sustained price fluctuations of various commodities and daily necessities in China in the future. This also requires consumers to adopt flexible consumption methods and not to snap up blindly.