I don't know if you have noticed, although it is already November, but this year's vegetables and meat are not**. On the contrary, it is much cheaper than in previous years.
Especially this year, the market for green onions, cabbage, peppers and other vegetables is only a few cents a catty, not to mention how shabby the acquisition of the origin is.
In addition to vegetables, meat** is also not as good as it could be. Pork retail sales fell to single digits, while lamb and beef** also fell to new lows. What the hell is going on? Is a storm surge coming?
01.Green onions 3 cents.
Some time ago, a farmer in Shandong complained online that green onions were too cheap this year. A truckload of green onions weighs 1,224 kilograms. A few years later, ** was only 449 yuan, equivalent to 366 kg.
The old farmer said that green onions need to be carefully cared for in the planting process, and labor costs account for a large burden. After excluding the cost of fertilizers, oil, etc., there is no profit at all.
The author still remembers that last year's green onions were very expensive, selling for 5 yuan a catty, and the production area also reached 15-2 yuan a catty. But this year**continued**, and the production area ** was only 3 cents a catty.
The author's uncle planted 50 acres of green onions. He admitted frankly that the field price of green onions is only 031 yuan catty. After deducting costs, he only earns 8 cents per catty. This means that his efforts over the past few months have been in vain. He might as well go out and work.
Some people are curious, why are green onions so cheap this year? Even in the supermarket it sells for only 8-9 cents a pound?
In fact, the reason for the downturn in green onions is first of all oversupply. It is understood that the planting area of green onions has increased by 20% this year, and the yield of green onions itself is very high, with a yield of up to 10,000 kilograms per mu. However, the market demand remains unchanged, and the green onion ** will naturally decline. 。
Secondly, the weather has been warmer this year. Even in late October, the climate in Shandong, Henan and other major producing areas is still hot. In this context, the rapid growth of green onions, ushered in a centralized listing, and the market surplus also suppressed green onions.
In previous years, the reason why green onions were high was because in addition to circulating in the domestic market, green onions were also exported to foreign regions in large quantities. However, this year, affected by a variety of factors, the export volume of green onions has declined, and it can only be sold domestically.
As the green onions continue, many vegetable farmers are worried. They don't know what to do with the green onions in their hands. Whether to sell it in time or store it and wait for ***
However, given the current market conditions, it may be difficult for the green onions to continue. After all, green onions are inherently high-yielding products. Some vegetable farmers admit that the temperature has cooled down, but there are too few vendors who come to pick. If this continues, the green onions may rot in the ground.
02.Ginger polarization.
Since September, ginger has been on the hot search because of its high price. The main reason is the high acquisition** in the main producing areas. The ** of ginger on the market is about 10 yuan, and many netizens said that they can't afford it.
At present, the market for major ginger products** is still at a high level. For example, in Changyi production area, the wholesale price of high-quality washed ginger is as high as 8-84 yuan catty, mainstream washed ginger 75-8 yuan catty, fresh ginger 3-46 yuan catty. Catty. Due to the high level of ginger, farmers are generally reluctant to sell and have a bullish mentality.
In the Pingdu area, the current high-quality mud ginger ** is 48-5.2 yuan catty, high-quality washed ginger ** is 66-6.8 yuan catty. The market is stable, and the enthusiasm of the first business to reduce prices is high.
It is precisely because of the generally high acquisition of ginger that ginger on the market is constantly increasing. The author went shopping in the supermarket yesterday and found that the price of ginger was 108 yuan a catty; A friend who works in Beijing told me that ginger in the local market costs 13 yuan a catty.
However, while ginger continues to grow in the north, turmeric in the south, especially in Yunnan, is not satisfactory. Many farmers admit that no one is buying it. What the hell is going on?
Small ginger is a niche type of ginger as compared to big ginger. Although it is small, it is full of ginger flavor and tastes spicy. It is a type of ginger that is both medicinal and edible. In the past, the ** of young ginger was relatively high. For example, last year, the local turmeric was 4 yuan a catty, and high-quality ginger could be sold for 5 yuan a catty, and the market was 6-8 yuan
But this year, the current wholesale market transaction price of tender turmeric is generally 1-2 yuan per catty. For example, in the Wenshan production area of Yunnan Province, the wholesale price of local high-quality new ginger is only 2 yuan per catty, and the local selling price is only 0 per catty9-1.$3.
The cost of turmeric planting is high, and the seeds and agricultural fertilizers are constantly used. The 90 cents can't be earned back at all, and the ginger farmer will lose money if he sells it.
Some people are curious, why has turmeric's ** declined?
The first is that there is too much acreage. Last year, the turmeric market performed well, and it was relatively high. Ginger growers earn nearly 10,000 yuan per mu. Many farmers have followed suit and planted it. As a result, the planting area of turmeric has increased greatly, the yield has increased, and the water has naturally risen. Decline.
In addition, due to the pressure of the global economic downturn, turmeric's export share has dropped sharply, and it can only be the domestic market.
However, there are still many small turmeric stocks, and with the centralized listing of fresh ginger, **continues**.
It has now entered November, and the southern region is about to usher in a big cooling. Young turmeric is afraid of cold and freezing. Farmers can only harvest and sell in a hurry, otherwise they will be frostbitten and rot in the ground.
On the one hand, the big ginger ** soared, on the other hand, the small ginger ** was sluggish, and the ginger market was polarized. It's a farce.
03.Cabbage fell to new lows.
A few days ago, a piece of news made many netizens angry. **, a staff member chopped fresh cabbage one by one and threw it into the trash can as "kitchen waste" to complete the "garbage classification" index set by the superior.
Wasting whole vegetables is obviously extremely unethical. But this incident also reflects a problem. If the cabbage ** is too low, it will be thrown away as "garbage".
The author went to the supermarket today and found that the retail price of Chinese cabbage was only 019 yuan catty. I couldn't believe this**, so I went to another supermarket and found that the cabbage in that supermarket was only 028 yuan catty.
There is also a supermarket that sells Chinese cabbage for 5 cents a piece, but each person is limited to one piece, so a pound of cabbage is less than 1 cent.
Judging from the wholesale market, the wholesale price of Chinese cabbage in many places is only more than 1 cent. Even the wholesale price in the Xinfadi market is less than 2 cents, down 50-60% from last year.
In areas where Chinese cabbage is produced, it is cheaper, only a few cents per catty. Many farmers feel that the ** is too low, and directly use green manure as "return to the field".
The reason why cabbage is so sluggish is first related to the climate. This summer, there were floods in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. In the aftermath of the disaster, farmers planted easy-to-feed Chinese cabbage to reduce losses. As a result, the area planted with cabbage has increased significantly, and the total output has generally increased by 30-40% this year.
In addition, the high temperature in the north in October this year led to the early ripening of cabbage, which was marketed at the same time as the southern cabbage. This led to a surge in the volume of the market in a short period of time, and the cabbage market fell again against the background of a surplus.
Of course, the change of consumption concept is also one of them. In the past, Chinese cabbage was the main vegetable in the northern winter, and people used to stock up on large quantities of Chinese cabbage to eat. But now, with the development of greenhouse farming, the younger generation has rarely hoarded cabbage anymore. They can go to the supermarket and buy any veggies they want. As a result, consumer demand for cabbage has dropped sharply, and it is naturally difficult.
04.The chili pepper market is sluggish.
This year's ** peppers are not very good. The land price is only 2-3 cents per catty. Such a sluggish market has caused headaches for many farmers. In order to stop losses in time, some people can only pull out the pepper seedlings in advance and plant other vegetables instead.
For example, the Dangshan area is the main producing area for pepper cultivation. The locally grown 301 pepper is the time when the pepper was on the market in previous years. Ground ** can be sold for 15 yuan a catty, but this year's production area has dropped to 3 cents a catty. Many farmers find it difficult to understand.
It is understood that the yield of 301 pepper per mu is 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms, and the yield is 30 cents per kilogram. An acre of land can only be sold for more than 2,000 yuan. However, local vegetable farmers say that most of their farmland is rented, with rents of up to 1,800 yuan per mu. The cost of pepper seedlings per mu is 400 yuan, and the cost of pesticides, fertilizers and management is 1,000 yuan during the period.
When the peppers are ripe and picked, the cost of manual picking is 120 yuan a day, and the cost of loading is 05-1 cents. Based on this calculation, the total cost of pepper planting is as high as 3,000 yuan, but the output is only more than 2,000 yuan, which is not profitable at all.
For this reason, in order to reduce labor costs, many vegetable farmers directly pull out pepper seedlings and plant other crops.
Some people wonder, why is the chili market so sluggish? First of all, due to the high level of last year, pepper farmers made good profits, and this year they have followed suit and expanded their planting area.
Secondly, the temperature is mild this year, and the northern peppers are still on the market, which coincides with the market time of peppers in Hunan, Anhui and other places, which once again makes the pepper market sluggish.
05.Should farmers go**?
In fact, this year's ** is generally lower. Whether it's vegetables or meat, it's a lot cheaper than before. In addition, the **also** of both meats!
For example, where I live, the leg meat is 9 per catty8 yuan, pork belly 11 per catty8 yuan, pork ribs 15 per catty8 yuan, 7 per catty of hoof meat$8. It is understood that at present, farmers lose about 200 yuan by selling pigs.
The ** of lamb is not too high. The retail price has dropped to 31 yuan per catty, and in some parts of the north, it has dropped to 27 yuan per catty. I remember that 2 months ago, the author bought cooked mutton for 59 yuan catty, and now it has dropped to 47 yuan catty, which is shocking.
That is to say, this year's collective of meat has actually suppressed vegetables.
In recent years, with the vigorous promotion and popularization of greenhouse agriculture, the production of green leafy vegetables in winter has increased significantly, and everything you want to eat can be bought with money.
However, many farmers are unable to understand the future trend of the vegetable market, and cannot immediately understand which vegetables will be "overproduced" in the future. This is why many vegetables cannot be sold because of "oversupply", and they will be ** as soon as they are listed. Arrived at the valley point.
Therefore, agricultural growers must also respond to changes in market demand and adjust planting projects in time to better respond to market demand. Only in this way can we stand out in the fierce market competition.
However, in real life, many farmers still do not make good use of the information network, and 70% of farmers are elderly farmers. They don't know how to use their smartphones. Even with a smartphone, they can't search for information, let alone receive accurate market information. provide information that makes it impossible to make accurate predictions about future agricultural markets**.
As a result, many agricultural products are in demand this year, and old farmers will follow suit next year, resulting in overcapacity
As a matter of fact, village cadres can act as intermediaries to convey information on the agricultural product market, so that peasants can integrate into and adapt to changes in the market, adjust the planting structure of agricultural products in a timely manner, and make agricultural products sell at a good price.
Village cadres can also use the Internet platform to help villagers establish online consumption channels, so that old farmers are no longer affected by the market and can sell at a good price.
Peasants must also actively integrate into the Internet, strive to learn the knowledge of the Internet and e-commerce, know how to search for market information on agricultural products, learn agricultural knowledge, and better enrich themselves, so that they can display their talents in the agricultural field. and earn a decent income in the future. 。