[**Yangzhou Network Yangzhou Focus].
Potted strawberries. 
Strawberries that are not yet ripe. Photo by Meng Jian.
Unexpectedly, the local strawberry ** was also 'cut in half'!"Yesterday, some citizens reported that strawberries of forty or fifty yuan a pound at this time in previous years can now be bought for more than 20 yuan. Organize a group to go to the strawberry greenhouse to pick, and you can even buy it for 18 yuan. Why are this year's local strawberries** so much lower than in previous years?The reporter launched an investigation into this.
Strawberries** are half as cheap as last year.
Ms. Liu, a citizen, said that she met several strawberry stalls on Runyang South Road last weekend, and found that a catty was only 25 yuan, which was half cheaper than the same period in previous years. ”
Ms. Liu said that the strawberry vendor told her that if several people went to the shed to pick their own picks, it could be lower. At present, the wholesale of strawberry greenhouses by traders is only 18 to 20 yuan a catty. This year's strawberries are a little low, and the high-end varieties are not high.
Chinese cabbage has dropped to two or three cents a catty, why have strawberries also dropped?Ms. Liu said that before the Spring Festival in previous years, strawberries were the "nobles" among fruits, which had always been relatively high, and they were often sold for twenty or thirty yuan a pound after the Spring Festival.
Some time ago, the weather was warm and pulled up production
Why is the price of strawberries dropping?The reporter contacted a number of growers who planted strawberries in the suburbs, and they confirmed to the reporter that the strawberries were "cut in half", saying that the wholesale of the fields was generally much lower than the same period in previous years, especially when the temperature was higher some time ago, it was even lower.
During that time, there were many warm days, and the strawberries were fruity and ripe quickly. Mr. Shao, a berry farmer, said that the strawberries in the greenhouse are not divided into seasons, and the temperature is suitable to bloom and bear fruit, the temperature is high and ripe quickly, and the yield is high, but the market consumption has not followed, and the supply exceeds the demand, so the price can only be reduced.
Mr. Shao said that there are certain rules in the strawberry consumer market, and it is often the first wave of small quantity and high price at the beginning, and what is sold is the early priceWhen the weather is warm, there are more fruits, and a large number of strawberries in greenhouses are on the market, and they are gradually close to the people. But this year is a bit abnormal, at the beginning of the warm weather and fruits, sales are also out of order.
At present, the market is dominated by local strawberries.
The strawberries on the market are still mainly locally produced. Yesterday, the reporter contacted Mr. Zhou, a fruit vendor engaged in the distribution of strawberries in the urban area. He said that strawberries are relatively delicate, and they are easy to lose a lot if they are not stored properly during the sale process or when the weather is warm, which is one of the reasons why the price of strawberries has been reduced in warm weather a while ago. The willingness of the vendors to take the goods is not high, and the price of strawberries in the fields naturally drops.
Mr. Zhou said that before the end of December in previous years, there would be a batch of strawberries from other places in Yangzhou, mostly from the wholesale markets in Zhejiang, Wuxi and other places. However, this year, due to the weather, the amount of strawberries transferred over is small, after all, the local strawberry ** market is more than enough. Mr. Zhou said that this year's strawberry ** is not very good, and it is estimated that the supply of strawberries in Shandong, Anhui and other places will be less than in previous years.
This year's Spring Festival may achieve "strawberry freedom".
The suitable climate some time ago has made strawberries usher in an oversupply market in many places recently, and there has been a ** decline. The reporter inquired and found that strawberries in Shanghai, Hubei, Beijing and other places have also generally dropped recently, and the wholesale price of some varieties of strawberries has even reached about 15 yuan a catty, which is more than half cheaper than the same period in previous years.
* If it drops hard, you have to think about how to 'stop the fall'. Mr. Yao, who grows strawberries in Yizheng Xinji, has been busy with innovative marketing recently, and he has wholesaled more than 500 plastic pots and transplanted strawberries from the greenhouse into pots at a retail price of 7 per pot$5. Each pot of strawberries has fruits and flowers, attracting many residents to buy them back and put them at home, and raise them like flowers, most of them are parents who buy them back for their children to maintain, so that their children can eat their own strawberries.
When it comes to strawberries around the Spring Festival, some berry farmers in the suburbs are not optimistic. In previous years, around the Spring Festival is also the season for a large number of strawberries to be listed, ** may also decline some, after a large number of strawberries are listed in February and March, the ** of strawberries may drop to a few yuan a catty. "Around the Spring Festival, maybe everyone will be able to achieve 'strawberry freedom'. Mr. Yao, a berry farmer, said that while it is cheaper than in previous years, the public can also visit the strawberry greenhouses on the outskirts of the city when the weather is good and experience the fun of picking.
Correspondent: Jiang Shiming, Reporter: Meng Jian.
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