The value of cherries plummeted by half in a month.

Cherries fluctuated violently within a month.

On January 5th, the latest statistics obtained by Interface News from Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market showed that on December 31st, 2023, the average selling price of cherries imported from Chile was 60 yuan per catty. Compared with the average price of 120 yuan per catty on November 10th, in December, the price of this fruit fell off a cliff, and the average price on December 10th was 65 yuan, which dropped by nearly half.

At the wholesale end, the price changes are also quickly transmitted to the retail market.

On the day of January 5th, the topic of # the price of cherries was halved rushed to the hot search in Weibo. In fact, like all fruits and vegetables, the price fluctuation of cherries is mostly affected by market supply and demand. However, the prices of cherries and hairy crabs often change greatly, so the changes in supply and demand almost every year will cause consumers to discuss.

For some consumers in China, the reason why cherries have a "hot search" constitution is that they are imported. with2008China and Chile signed the Quarantine Protocol on the Import of Chilean Cherry and Plum into China in 1996, which marked that Chilean cherries officially entered the China market.15Years.

Subsequently, with the maturity of the market and the promotion of merchants, cherries gradually penetrated into the daily life of more consumers in China. The import of Chilean cherries in China is increasing year by year-120,000 tons in 2017, 163,000 tons in 2018 and 300,000 tons in 2021. In 2023, with the recovery of the consumer market, the import of Chilean cherries is expected to reach 400,000 tons.

However, on the whole, the expensive fruits are labeled with imported products, which makes cherries attract high attention every year.

And its price fluctuation basically follows this change-whenever the first batch of cherries went on the market in October, its price remained high, and then it began to fall off the cliff after December.

"The fresh-keeping technical measures used by imported fruits for long-term transportation and storage further increase the cost and increase the price."Tong Wei, propaganda minister of Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market, told the interface news, "Compared with imported fruits, domestic fresh agricultural products have the convenience of transportation and sales, do not need too much investment in preservation technology, and the price is relatively low. "

However, most of China’s domestic big cherries grow in the Bohai Rim region, and the listing time is spring and summer every year. In winter, limited by natural conditions, there is no local cherry to fill the market vacancy, so the imported cherries on the market as a whole are expensive.

Tong Wei also said that since the end of October, Chilean cherries have entered the China market by air. Air transportation has the advantage of fast transportation, but the cost is high and the cargo capacity is small, so the market price is higher.

Recently, shipping cherries have been listed on a large scale. With the increase of arrival, the terminal price has decreased. Because the peak consumption season of cherries is usually around mid-December, that is, the sea freight stage at the peak of the production season.

According to the information disclosed by Shenzhen Customs, the first batch of cherries imported by sea in the new production season in 2023 will be cleared from Shenzhen Bay Port after arriving in Hong Kong on December 11th.The first batch of cherries imported by sea is about 110 containers, with an initial value of 135 million yuan.Shenzhen Customs also specializes inEstablish a "one customs clearance and one policy" customs clearance guarantee scheme for cherries in peak season, and allocate manpower in close combination with the shipping schedule and import volume.

The offline terminal has been able to see the price changes.

On January 5th, Interface News visited the Beijing offline supermarket and found that the price of a 1kg gift box of 4J cherries sold in Box Horse was 178 yuan, that is, 79 yuan per catty. The price of 3J cherries 2.5 kg gift box is 279 yuan, which is 55.8 yuan per catty. The offline terminal price of cherries is higher than that of the wholesale market, but the overall price drops. On-site promoters said that the price of cherries was about half cheaper than that of a month ago, and the cost performance was improved.