The overall price of vegetables in Lanzhou is already about 20% higher this year than it was last year. Quite a few leaf vegetables sold for 3 yuan [0.44 USD] more than they did in August. The retail prices of lettuce, spinach, and water spinach even increased by 7 yuan [1.02 USD] per 0.5 kg. The most expensive of the leaf vegetables, however, is the coriander, which in some markets sold for 20 yuan [2.93 USD] per 0.5 kg.
The reasons for the recent vegetable price increase are, according to the Lanzhou Price Bureau, bad weather and seasonal price increase. The entire country suffered from high temperatures and excessive rainfall in July and August, which further stimulated the vegetable price increase in the Lanzhou market.
Source: Lanzhou Evening News
