It is now the peak season for fruit sales before the Spring Festival. The price of imported fruits such as cherries this season is nearly 20% more expensive than last year, and the price of bananas is the highest, up to 35%. The high prices kept cherries out of the market. This winter, local seasonal fruits such as domestic sugar tangerines and strawberries replace the imported fruits and become the best sellers in the current market.
The cherries in the winter market are mainly imported from Chile. This year, cherries are no longer as cheap as last year. A week ago, the first batch of cherries arrived by air. Taking the main model "JJ-level Santina" as an example, the price of one piece (2.5kg) reached 400 RMB. With the gradual introduction of seaborne products, the price of cherries has halved, but it is still much more expensive than last year, and buyers are limited. Later, the market price will gradually fall and will stabilize a week before the Spring Festival. Except for cherries, other imported fruits are also facing the same situation.
Some imported fruit dealers said that this year, due to the long entry time of imported fruit, the market is out of stock and the price is high, resulting in unsatisfactory sales in the stores. The prices of longan, pitaya fruit, bananas and cherries have risen by an average of 20% this year. During this period, the price increase of pitaya fruit was the highest. Among imported fruits, the most obvious price increase is bananas. This year, not-yet-ripe bananas are more expensive than ripe bananas in previous years. When these bananas are shipped to the dealers, they have to be stocked for a week to become ripe and the overall cost is much higher. The price of bananas has increased by nearly 35% now.
Source: thecover.cn
