As temperatures dropped, the prices of certain vegetables already reacted with an increase, according to Li Wang, Fresh Vegetables Section Manager of the Tien Yuan Supermarket in Zhuzhou, China.
Wang said, "usually, vegetable prices respond to drops in temperatures after one or two days. Many of the vegetables in the supermarket are imported. Based on past experience, prices do increase somewhat after the weather turns bad with icy rain."
At the Changyuan Shixian Vegetable Plant Cooperative, Manager Jun Chen said, "each time the weather gets unfavourable, the photosynthesis of the vegetables weakens and thus their growth slows down, which leads to decreases in volume of production. Additionally, bad weather also renders harvesting and logistics more difficult. This combination of factors drives up vegetable prices."
