From the beginning of November to now, the prices of vegetables in Dong Nai Province have surged sharply. Especially, in the past two weeks, some vegetable products have jumped by 30-40 percent compared to the previous month.
From the beginning of November to now, the prices of vegetables in Dong Nai Province have surged sharply. Especially, in the past two weeks, some vegetable products have jumped by 30-40 percent compared to the previous month.
At Tan Bien Wholesale Market in Tan Bien Ward in Bien Hoa City, chili peppers are currently sold at VND80,000 per kg, an increase of VND30,000 per kg compared to the beginning of November; cabbages VND25,000 per kg, an increase of VND8,000 per kg; scallions VND20,000 per kg, up VND5,000 per kg; water spinach stems VND20,000 per kg, rising VND8,000 per kg.
Other vegetables, tubers, and fruits, such as carrots, sponge gourds, and winter melons, have risen by VND4,000-VND5,000 per kg.
Ms. Phan Thi Loan, a small trader at Tan Bien market, said that the sharp increase in vegetable prices was because it was in the transition period of the vegetable crop. The new crop has not been harvested yet while the old one was out of season, and the transportation cost increased.
(Source:SGGP)
