Beijing residents pay more for vegetables due to price hikes
26/12/2005 15:35
Residents in China's capital have paid 74.1 percent more for 40 out of 54
varieties of vegetables this year as a result of price hikes due partly to
declining land sown to vegetables and yield reduction in typhoon-ravaged
regions.
The price of Chinese cabbage, a traditional staple vegetable for
Beijing residents, rose 170.59 percent from last year as supply decreased by 5.1
percent to 76 million kilograms, Monday's Beijing Times reported.
According
to the newspaper, two cold currents in early and mid December and frequent
typhoons in summer and fall contributed significantly to the decline in the
production of vegetables such as including eggplant, cucumber, tomato and sweet
bellpepper.
Meanwhile, increasing export of garlic due to price rises on the
international market also contributed to the high price level at home.
Xinhua News
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