date:Jun 25, 2012
ercent from Thursday's level. Chinese cabbage prices surged by 27 percent to NT$16.6 per kg from NT$13.1 on June 8. The growth rate, however, fell by 30 percent from Thursday.
Agriculture and Food Agency Director Li Tsang-lang said recent releases of refrigerated vegetables will continue in an effort to maintain stable vegetable prices.
The storm has not just meant rising prices, but also diminishing supplies.
There are no sweet potatoes to harvest because the vegetable has been ruined by the