After exceeding the price of dried vegetables such as potatoes and tomatoes, the price of scallion has finally “successfully” surpassed the price of eggs and stood on a “high point” of 6 yuan per catty. The green onions that were once considered to be "gifts" to sell vegetables have turned beautifully into "high price dishes."

How can an outbreak of such an astonishing impact come from an unobtrusive green onion? In the industry chain, what factors contribute to its higher prices? On the 14th, the Economic Herald reporter went to Nancun Town, Pingdu City, one of the largest green onions trading markets in the north, to track the value transfer route and explore the interest relationship behind “high price onions”.

The price is high and it is difficult to accept “This year the onion has risen so badly that it has not been such a high price for several years.” Xu Mingshun, general manager of the Shuangfeng Vegetable Processing Plant in Nancun Town, picked up an onion and told the Herald reporter that the onions were from the ground. Pull it out and put it directly on the car. The mud is counted in the price. Even so, the price is about 2 yuan/jin. According to the 70% onion rate, no other cost, the net onion price is close to 3 yuan. /jin.

In the South Village and Township vegetable wholesale market, we heard that the reporter asked about the onion prices, Liu Ming, the onion wholesaler, said that the price is higher and it is not easy to organize the supply. "If you want to approve the onion and say hello in advance, you can basically solve it with a small truck. If you want to have a big car at a time, you have to find ways to get a few pieces together." Liu Ming said.

In Honglan Zhongcun, another scallion wholesale market in Nancun Town, several trucks loaded with onions are unloading, and the entire market is filled with a pungent scallion smell. “This car is 6 tons. It has just been shipped over from the sea. My job is to find sources everywhere. But now I can take money to Shanghai and Hangzhou and I would like to receive less.” Wang Liming, general manager of Shuangsheng Vegetable Company, pointed out The unloading onion trucks told the Herald reporter, "No one can think of a car selling onions worth tens of thousands of dollars. Last year, a car like this came in. No one wanted 2,000 yuan."

In the hut of Wang Liming processing factory, there are more than a dozen distributors who come to buy onions. Everyone crowded around the stove to discuss how much the onion can sell. "These are relatively large distributors. There are people in northeastern and Inner Mongolia. They come to one truck and the two are finished. Everyone is waiting and they want to get more." Wang Liming said.

“Overall, the onion is in short supply this year. We are waiting to buy onions here and we will soon sell it back to the local market.” Li Huaxing, a dealer from Northeast China, told the reporter that he had waited for this group of onions for a long time. .

The reduction in planting and the weather dragged down “This year’s soaring prices of scallions are a result of multiple factors. Among them, the decrease in weather and planting area is the main reason.” Talking about the reasons for the skyrocketing prices of scallions this year, Xu Mingshun gave his own s answer. He said that after the Spring Festival, the price of scallions began to rise and it is expected that this situation will continue for some time.

Xu Mingshun explained that the main producing areas of northern green onions are Anqiu, Shouguang and Heping. It is estimated that it will take only one month to grow into a dry land. “In previous years, from Spring Festival to May 1st, we all depended on southern onions. However, last year's low price of onion caused many farmers to switch to other crops, and this year’s output was insufficient.”

The Herald reporter was informed that last year the prices of onions had dropped sharply and many growers had suffered heavy losses and were afraid to continue investing in scallions. “Last year we brought green onions from the south and sold them with insufficient freight. There was a large number of people who lost money at home.” A manager at the Honglan Nakamura Wholesale Market told the Herald reporter that there was less onion and the price was natural. Increased.

"Recently, the south has been raining. This has caused a lot of difficulties for the green onions to be shipped out." Xu Mingshun told the Herald reporter by pointing to the neatly arranged "bright green onions". These green onions come with mud, and the mud is also when the pounds are weighed." "Pressure weigher," "We processed into 'green onion' and then sold, the price naturally increases."

"Originally nobody would like to accept this kind of onion, but now the onion is short of shortage, this kind of mud with the onion sells more than two yuan per catty." Wang Liming believes that the high rate of damage is also an important reason for this year's onion price increases.

Plus code, plus code during the interview process, the Herald reporter found that in the face of such a high price of green onions, the size of the dealers did not show the joy of making money. "How much money can I make? It's hard to say, but it shouldn't be as costly as last year." Xu Mingshun carefully calculated the account for the reporter. "The middleman can only earn a few pounds after deducting the cost. It's all hard work." money."

“In the south, a pound of wool onions in the south, plus freight transported to Nancun Town, only 2.2 yuan -2.3 yuan per catty, and then processing, hair onion rate of only 70%; artificial costs are also high Every worker's daily wage is 80 yuan, evenly divided to 8 points to 1 cent per kilogram of onions, and other onions are in the hands of dealers everywhere, and the price per kilogram has become 3.3 yuan." Xu Mingshun said.

“This is not over yet,” Xu Mingshun drank, and added, “These dealers are mostly prefecture-level dealers. They return the freight and have a certain cost, and then distribute it to small distributors and small distributors. And then sell it to a small trader. If you go two or three links, it will be normal for a price increase of 1 jin per catty."

“Last green onions are sold to consumers by small traders because small vendors themselves are retailers and sell multiple goods at the same time. It is normal for each commodity to increase by 0.3 yuan-0.5 yuan, and small traders have higher other costs and eventually go to the consumer. The sale of 5 yuan per kilogram of onions is not expensive.” Xu Mingshun told the Herald reporter that this did not consider the loss, green onions are fresh vegetables, no way to store for a long time, the loss during transport is also relatively large, which are elevated The terminal price.

Li Huaxing agrees with this. "I take several tons of goods at a time from here, and then transport them to the northeast with cars and ships. The oil money is just a few thousand dollars. It must be calculated into the cost."

Earn one year and lose for one year. "If anyone makes money in the price increase, it should be the big ones in the south," said Xu Mingshun, who says "the big family of the land" is a funded enterprise or individual. At the beginning of planting, they signed an agreement with the farmers to make an appointment with about one acre. When harvesting, no matter how much the market price was, the risks and benefits were transferred to the contractor. "This year's agreement price seems to be 5,000 yuan or one acre, which may later increase, but the main profit still falls into the contractor's pocket," said Xu Mingshun.

“However, we cannot just see people making money. Last year, the price of scallions fell to a few cents a pound. Many scallions directly rotted in the ground. The contractor also agreed to give the contracted money to the peasants and bear the losses themselves.” Xu Mingshun said that if there is no contractor, farmers will have to bear the risk of agricultural products soaring and falling.

“The high price of onions does not mean that dealers can make more money. The original pound earns one point and can sell several tons a day. Now the price is high, the goods are less than in previous years, and the market demand has also been reduced. The sales volume is not as good as before. In order to maintain the original profits, the distributors will continue to raise the price of green onions, but the price will be high and the demand will decline, creating a vicious circle, said Xu Mingshun.

Wang Liming told the Herald’s reporter that after waiting a month later, the northern onions will be listed on a large scale, and their prices will gradually fall back. "The retail price should be a couple of bucks and a pound should be more normal."