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Cooling food attracts customers on a hot day

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Hanoi is experiencing a severe heat wave, the weather is hot, the outdoor temperature is nearly 40 degrees Celsius, to ensure the health of the family, many housewives choose foods with cooling features, make cool the body such as: crabs, clams, mussels, mussels, green vegetables, fruits… to process daily meals.

Illustration Ms. Le Thu Thao, a seafood and seafood trader at Kim Lien market (Dong Da district), said that due to the hot weather, the demand for seafood and seafood, especially crabs, of housewives increased 2-3 times compared to that of housewives. last weekend. A survey at the traditional market system in the districts of Dong Da, Ba Dinh… shows that these days, the price of wild crabs has increased by 25,000 – 30,000 VND/kg, currently fluctuating at 180,000 – 230,000 VND/kg/kg. kg, farmed crabs are sold at cheaper prices from 160,000 to 170,000 VND/kg, cleaned and minced crabs are 250,000 – 300,000 VND/kg. Aquatic and seafood products also attract many buyers, currently farmed clams are sold at 20,000-25,000 VND/kg, mussels 12,000-15,000 VND/kg, freshwater fish such as tilapia, persimmon, driftwood, carp, and carp. … ranges from 60,000 – 130,000 VND/kg… this price remains the same as in previous days, there is no increase in price.
Green vegetables such as spinach, jute vegetables, water spinach… are chosen by many families in the summer. However, the supply of green vegetables is very abundant due to the harvest season, so the price is stable, currently ranging from 5,000 – 7,000 VND / bunch. Ms. Bui Thi Ha, a small vegetable trader at Khuong Thuong market (Dong Da district) said that there is no such thing as vegetable sellers taking advantage of hot weather to squeeze prices. If “screaming” customers go elsewhere to buy until about 9 – 10 o’clock withered vegetables, they are considered dead… Along with that, the consumption of fruits is also quite strong, fruit traders at Thanh Cong market ( Ba Dinh district) information, in hot weather, the consumption of watermelons and melons is 2 times higher than in the hot days before, and fruits such as oranges and grapefruit are selling very well. Consumption increased sharply but the selling price did not increase. Currently, watermelon is 15,000 -20,000 VND/kg, earthen oranges are 22,000 – 24,000 VND/kg, pomelos are 23,000 – 25,000 VND/kg, litchi is 20,000 – 22,000 VND/kg. “The reason why fruit prices do not increase is because the harvest is in progress and the people of the capital are joining hands with farmers in Bac Giang and Hai Duong provinces to consume fruit” – a small trader explained.