Winter is coming, and seasonal vegetables such as cabbage, radish, and potatoes from the north are also on the market, adding a touch of green to people's tables. However, the ** of these vegetables has appeared significantly**, even lower than the cost of farmers, making vegetable farmers miserable. Why did cabbage fall to the "cabbage price"?How to avoid the recurrence of the phenomenon of "cheap vegetables hurting farmers"?
Cabbage *** causes
Production has increased, and market supply has increased significantly. This year, due to better climatic conditions, the planting area and yield per mu of cabbage have increased, resulting in a significant increase in the total yield of cabbage. At the same time, due to the overlap of the market time of cabbage in the north and south, there is an imbalance between supply and demand of cabbage in the market, and the supply exceeds demand, and the ** naturally declines.
Information asymmetry and lack of market guidance for farmers. Due to the fact that farmers mostly use scattered small-scale planting, they lack timely understanding and response to market demand and changes, and often blindly follow the trend to plant vegetables, resulting in a surplus of similar products in the market, intensified competition, and a decline. On the other hand, due to the information asymmetry between farmers and consumers, farmers are often unable to accurately judge the preferences and needs of consumers, and are unable to adjust their planting structure and strategies in time, reducing their own income.
Because China's vegetable circulation system is not perfect, there are too many circulation links of vegetables, involving multiple middlemen, each link has to increase prices and charges, resulting in high circulation costs of vegetables, squeezing the profit margins of farmers and consumers. At the same time, due to the underdeveloped logistics facilities and technologies such as transportation, storage, and preservation of vegetables, vegetables are prone to loss and quality decline in the process of circulation, which reduces the value and attractiveness of vegetables.
Because the production and sales of vegetables are affected by a variety of factors, such as climate, pests and diseases, market demand, etc., the first fluctuation is large, the income of farmers is unstable, and the risk is high. However, China has not yet established an effective vegetable protection mechanism, such as insurance, minimum purchase price, subsidies, etc., farmers in the face of the first lack of countermeasures, can only passively bear the loss.
The effects of cabbage***
Cabbage directly leads to a decrease in the income of farmers, and even losses, which affects the quality of life and enthusiasm of farmers, and also affects the sustainable development of agriculture. At the same time, cabbage may also cause farmers to lose confidence in the cultivation of cabbage, reduce or give up planting cabbage, thus affecting the stability and diversity of cabbage.
Cabbage*** seems to be a good thing for consumers, saving money and increasing purchasing power. However, cabbage*** may also affect the health and safety of consumers. On the one hand, due to the high circulation cost of cabbage, some businesses may use substandard transportation and storage methods in order to reduce costs, resulting in a decline in the quality and hygiene of cabbage, and bringing food safety hazards to consumers. On the other hand, due to the low level of cabbage, some consumers may overbuy and waste cabbage, resulting in a decrease in the nutritional value of cabbage, which is also not conducive to the health and dietary balance of consumers.
Cabbage *** also has a certain negative impact on society. On the one hand, cabbage may lead to the widening of the income gap among farmers, affecting social fairness and harmony, and also affecting the stability and development of rural areas. On the other hand, cabbage *** may lead to waste of resources and environmental pollution of cabbage, affecting the sustainable development of society and ecological protection. For example, in order to reduce losses, some farmers may throw away or burn cabbage at will, resulting in waste of cabbage resources and air pollution.
Countermeasures for cabbage ***
Establish a national information platform for vegetable planting and circulation, and strengthen information communication and guidance. Through the establishment of a national vegetable planting and circulation information platform, timely collection, release and transmission of vegetable planting, purchase, sales, information and other information, improve the transparency and effectiveness of information, reduce information asymmetry and lag. At the same time, through the information platform, farmers are guided by market demand and changes, helping farmers to reasonably arrange the planting structure and quantity, avoiding blindly following the trend and repeated planting, and improving the matching degree and adaptability of the market.
Adjust the structure of vegetable varieties and promote the direct connection between farmers, distributors and consumers, shorten circulation links and reduce costs. Through investigation and analysis of market demand and preferences, adjust the variety structure of vegetables, increase the diversity and differentiation of vegetables, avoid the surplus and competition of similar products, and improve the added value and attractiveness of vegetables.
Through the establishment of a direct docking mechanism between farmers, distributors and consumers, the circulation of vegetables will be shortened, the intervention and price increase of middlemen will be reduced, the circulation cost of vegetables will be reduced, and the profit margins of farmers and consumers will be improved. At the same time, by strengthening the construction and improvement of logistics facilities and technologies such as transportation, storage and preservation of vegetables, we can improve the circulation efficiency and quality of vegetables, reduce the loss and waste of vegetables, and enhance the value and attractiveness of vegetables.
Through the establishment of an effective vegetable protection mechanism, such as insurance, minimum purchase price, subsidies, etc., to provide farmers with a certain amount of protection and compensation, reduce the risk of farmers, and increase the stability and sense of security of farmers. At the same time, through the establishment of an effective vegetable market supervision mechanism, such as monitoring, early warning, intervention, etc., timely detection and handling of abnormal fluctuations in the market, maintain the normal order of the market, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of farmers.
Conclusion
Cabbage is a complex social and economic issue, involving agricultural production, market circulation, consumer demand, social equity and other aspects. We should not simply blame it on a certain cause or aspect, but should analyze and solve it from multiple angles, and seek multi-party cooperation and coordination to achieve a win-win situation for farmers, consumers and society. Although cabbage is an ordinary vegetable, it is also the blood and sweat of farmers, the health of consumers, and the wealth of society. We should cherish cabbage, respect cabbage, and make cabbage no longer "cabbage price", but "cabbage expensive". The wholesale price of cabbage is as low as 2 cents a catty