Food prices on May 21: Fruit and vegetable prices drop slightly

Prices of vegetables and food today May 21 in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong River Delta (RDR) decreased slightly. Prices of many seafood products tend to decrease due to slow consumption.
In the city. In Ho Chi Minh City, many vegetables and fruits tend to have a slight decrease in price. The price of collard greens and broccoli is 17,000 VND/kg, down by 2000 VND/kg, the price of spinach is 20,000 VND/kg, the price is 2000 VND/kg, the price of cabbage is 8,000 VND/kg, down by 2000 VND/kg, and white cabbage is priced at VND 8,000/kg. 11,000 VND/kg down 1000 VND/kg…

Prices of many seafood products decreased due to slow purchasing power Similarly, in the Mekong Delta, the price of vegetables and fruits also decreased. Choysum is priced at 19,000 VND/kg, down 2,000 VND/kg, broccoli is 16,000 VND/kg, 2,000 VND/kg, green onions are 18,000 VND/kg, 2,000 VND/kg, bitter melon is 22,000 VND/kg, 3000 VND/kg , gourd 12,000 VND/kg down 2000 VND/kg, okra 18,000 VND/kg down 2000 VND/kg, tomatoes 12000 VND/kg down 4000 VND/kg… Prices of some fruits continued their downtrend. Currently, the retail price of fragrant mangoes, four quarters mangoes, acacia mangoes and Taiwanese mangoes are only from 5,000-10,000 VND/kg, while Australian mangoes, Cat Chu mangoes, Hoa Loc sand mangoes are priced at 15,000-30,000 VND. /kg. Meanwhile, the price of many kinds of jackfruit, longan, strawberry, orange, tangerine, guava, dragon fruit, watermelon, pomelo, etc. are also quite low, with prices only from 5,000-20,000 VND/kg. Grade 1 green skin pomelos cost 25,000-28,000 VND/kg. Seafood and fresh meat products, after a long period of stable price, tend to decrease due to the decrease in domestic consumption and export demand. Due to the slow consumption due to the impact of the epidemic, many freshwater aquaculture products such as perch, tilapia, goby, slicing, frog, giant freshwater prawn, etc., are currently down at least from 2,000 to 10,000 VND/kg than a month ago. In Can Tho City and neighboring provinces such as Vinh Long, An Giang, Hau Giang, etc., fish slices are sold to traders by farmers for only 43,000 VND/kg (2-3 fish/kg), while in the next few months. At the beginning of the year, the price is 46,000-48,0000 VND/kg. The price of farmed frogs started at more than 40,000 VND/kg, now it has dropped to around 35,000 VND/kg. Farmed perch is sold by farmers to traders for only 23,000-24,000 VND/kg (6-8 fish/kg). Tilapia and red tilapia at 30,000-35,000 VND/kg (2-3 fish/kg).