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| Name | Vegetable prices rise due to cold weather damaging crops |
| Video Uploader | Video From 民視英語新聞 Taiwan News Formosa TV |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 03-01-2021 15:13:15 |
| Video Discription | The recent cold weather has caused vegetable prices to rise. The staple hotpot vegetables, such as cabbage and Chinese cabbage, have been in such high demand that their prices have risen by 20%. The price of sponge gourd has also gone up by 30% due to crop damage from the cold. With another cold spell approaching, vegetable retailers are worried that supplies will be low and that high prices will turn away customers. Winter is hotpot season, and cabbage and Chinese cabbage are the requisite hotpot vegetables. But their prices have been driven up by the recent cold spell, and thrifty housewives aren''t buying them. A trip to a traditional market is telling. Most vegetable prices have gone up. The cost of a catty of cauliflower has gone up from NT$50 to NT$60. Cabbage has reached NT$30 a catty in a 20% rise. Member of the public They have all become more expensive. Two bunches used to cost NT$50. Now they''re NT$60. Member of the public High vegetable prices are due to the bad weather. It has had an impact. I now go for the cheaper vegetables. The freezing weather has also hurt leafy green crops, leading to shortages that can''t meet demand. Of all the vegetables, the price of sponge gourd has shot up the most, from NT$45 to NT$60 a catty, a rise of more than 30%. The price of water spinach has hit NT$50, and Chinese cabbage is sold for NT$35 a catty, having risen by 25%. Market Vegetable Vendor Vegetables don''t grow during a cold spell. If they''re small in size and frozen, then they become somewhat smelly and dry, like this potato leaf. When the supply becomes limited, the price is sure to rise a bit. With another wave of cold air mass arriving on Thursday, vegetable prices are sure to spike again. Vegetable vendors can only hope that the prices will come back down before the Lunar New Year. |
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