菜价之殇

The Vegetable Price Drop in Trouble

一头是菜贱伤农,一头是菜贵伤民,在这一流通怪圈中,谁是真正的赢家?何时出手?何时放手?考验着各方智慧及政府决策的执行力……

The vegetables are experiencing price drop in the Chinese market, but it is evidently no good news for either the consumers or the farmers. On the one hand, the consumers still have to pay high price to purchase the vegetables. On the other hand, the plunging vegetable price has severely hurt the interest of farmers. While both consumers and farmers are suffering from vegetable price drop, the middlemen prosper. A look at the circulation process of the vegetables reveals that the vegetables are charged with a good variety of fees, ranging from expensive transportation cost, toll, to high slotting fees, booth fees, sanitation service fees, health fees, administrative fees, and security fees. But then, are there any other causes for the vegetable price slump? We may be surprised by further investigation. Luckily, this has aroused wide public attention, and the local governments are making efforts to help improve the situation.