Wet and stormy weather hit the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou last month affecting vegetable supplies, this combined with the high demand for food over the Lunar New Year Holiday, caused vegetable prices to rocket.
Choi sum, a Chinese cabbage, is selling for 50 yuan (HK$59) per kg at one market, the Guangzhou Daily reported, which is more expensive than the price of fish at some markets; it is almost double the price of carp.
Vegetables prices are also at their highest levels in several years, according to the article.
Guangzhou’s economic planning body said the wet weather and high demand for vegetables were behind the price rises, with the rain being the biggest factor.
Rainfall in Guangzhou from January 1 to January 28 was a record-breaking 26 cm, more than five times the average for the period, the website Weather.com.cn reported.
