Sugar tangerine may rise in price as a result of the shortage
newspaper January 16th (reporter Qiu Yi) 14, the reporter visited many supermarkets and fruit wholesale markets in Ji'nan, the price of sugar orange rose by more than 30% last week. Because of this orange sugar shortage may even increase before the Spring Festival. 14 noon, the reporter came to Ji'nan Dikou fruit wholesale market. Li boss told reporters that sugar orange has been listed for more than a month, and sometimes there is a situation in short supply. "The retail price of tangerine is on average 4 to 5 yuan per catty, compared with last week, it is about 1 to 2 yuan per catty, and the price of some supermarkets even exceeds 6 yuan." Then the reporter came to a supermarket in Lishan Road, and found that the price of sugar orange is really much higher than last week. Supermarket sales staff told reporters, "with the Spring Festival approaching, sugar orange may also rise in price." Sales staff said that the sugar orange itself this year, the reduction of production, recently frozen, rain and snow and other effects, plus the annual closing, the increase of fruit demand, the rise of fruit prices during the Spring Festival is inevitable.