Vegetable prices are up drastically in north China due to the snowy weather, with Tianjin municipality, Hebei, Shanxi, Henan and Shaanxi provinces at the top of the vegetable prices list, the Economic Information Daily reported.
The heavy snow has stranded transportation of vegetables from other provinces, causing vegetable prices to soar, according to reports.
“A cabbage costs 10 yuan ($ 1.4) -- what a price!” a customer surnamed Li said at Beiguo supermarket in Shijiazhuang. Leeks sold for 8 yuan ($1.1) per kilogram, which were priced at 4 yuan just two days ago, she added.
Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, has recorded 48 cm of snowfall, the heaviest snowstorm in 54 years, causing highway closures and traffic chaos. Some vehicles were stranded for more than ten hours.