Source: China News Network
Beijing, January 24 (Reporter Xie Yiguan) Recently, "Cherry price waist cut" on the hot search, just when netizens have said that this year finally achieved cherry freedom, "Wuxi an imported cherry surface nucleic acid test positive" news detonated the network.
The surface of imported cherries tested positive for nucleic acid
On the 22nd, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Liangxi District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, issued a circular, and on the 21st, the center found that an imported cherry (production date: 2020.12.18) had a positive internal surface nucleic acid test in the normalization of imported food monitoring. After investigation, part of the batch of food flowed to Liangxi District, Huishan District and Binhu District in the city.
According to the notification, through epidemiological investigation, nucleic acid sampling, centralized isolation of close contacts, storage of surplus food, comprehensive environmental elimination and other measures, a total of 199 environmental, article and personnel specimens were collected in Liangxi District, Huishan District and Binhu District, and the test results were negative.
On the 22nd, the Liangxi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, issued a briefing.
After the above information was disclosed, netizens quickly "exploded the pot": "The cherry that was half bitten in the hand suddenly became unscented." "Before the news said that the price of Chelizi was reduced, ready to buy something, this news suddenly appeared, I still don't buy it." "I just placed an order in the afternoon, saw the hot search, and silently cancelled the order."
Some netizens even directly predicted that Chelizi would continue to reduce prices. "After this wave, waiting to eat the cherry of the cabbage price."
Can imported cherries still be eaten with confidence?
What does it mean to test positive for the inner surface of imported cherries? What is the probability that a cherries with a positive nucleic acid test transmit the virus to humans?
Feng Zijian, deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview with CCTV that positive nucleic acid does not mean that it is necessarily contagious, it depends on the amount of pollution it has, and whether the contaminated virus is active. From what we know, Wuxi imported cherries detected positive nucleic acid, the virus load is very low, and it will not cause too much risk of infection to consumers.
"Until now, although we have continuously found that various imported goods have tested positive, we have not found ordinary consumers infected by the virus contaminated by this imported goods." Feng Zijian said that in the past, people engaged in food processing or handling work were infected because of the long and frequent exposure to the virus.
Wu Zunyou, chief expert in epidemiology of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, also said that the temperature of preserved fruits is higher than that of frozen fish and other foods, and the virus survives for a short time at temperatures such as preserving fruits; nucleic acid tests are positive, which may be live viruses, or dead viruses or virus fragments, which do not necessarily represent infectivity; as long as we pay attention to hand hygiene and wash with running water before eating fruits, there should be no risk of infection.
Online and offline merchants have not removed Chelizi
"Supermarket imports are based on national epidemic prevention requirements, and I have not heard that the sales of cherries on the platform have been affected." Xiao Zhonggui, director of the public affairs department of Yonghui Supermarket, told China News Network reporters.
The reporter noted that at present, online and offline merchants have not removed Chelizi, but some online platforms have begun to indicate "nucleic acid test pass" and "customs clearance and quarantine pass" on the sales page.
A nucleic acid test report on imported cherries published by an e-commerce platform merchant.
"The cherries on the platform are still on sale, and there is no notice from the government to remove them at this time." Xiao Zhongjie said.
The staff of a fresh e-commerce platform also told reporters that after seeing the news that "the surface of the imported cherries was positive for nucleic acid testing", the company held a meeting for the first time to discuss whether to take measures such as removing the shelves, subject to the arrangements of the government department.
Screenshot from the Chelizi sales page of an e-commerce platform.
On the evening of the 22nd, when the reporter visited an import discount store in Fengtai District, Beijing, he found that the car in the store was engaged in promotions, and there were still many customers buying. The merchant said, "These are all domestic cherries." However, on the morning of the 23rd, the merchant said in the WeChat discount group, "The cherry is from Chile, and all the disinfection records and nucleic acid reporting procedures are available." ”
"The fact that the surface of imported cherries is positive will still have an impact on the sales of cherries on the market." Lu Fangxue, president of the China Fruit Circulation Association, told China News Network that the new crown pneumonia epidemic in foreign countries is still spreading, coupled with the mutation of the new crown virus, consumers will be more cautious about imported food, and the purchase may be more cautious.
The price of cherries has been "cut off", will it "dive" again?
In the passage of "15 Stages of Girls' Financial Freedom" circulating on the Internet, Chelizi Free pressed Starbucks Free Frequency on the hot search. At its most expensive, a cherries can even be exchanged for two eggs. However, unlike previous years, the recent "cherry price slash" has been on the hot search.
Before the "imported cherries were found positive on the surface" was reported, on January 20, when a reporter from China News Network visited a Store in Beijing, JJ's cherries were 39.9 yuan a catty, and JJJ's was 69.9 yuan a catty.
Chelizi sold in a Guoduomei store in Beijing. Photo by Xie Yiguan, a reporter from China News Network
"Compared with some time ago, the price of cherry has directly dropped by half." Because of the price drop, our staff have bought to eat, many customers are buying as a piece, and consumers buy more than two hooks (JJ). According to the sales staff of Guoduomei, cherries are divided into multiple grades according to size, from small to large, XL, J, JJ, JJJ and JJJJ.
The reporter of China News Network noted that the price of cherries of other supermarkets and online fresh e-commerce platforms was also a large "diving" compared with the past, and it was sold at a special price. A supermarket in Xicheng District, Beijing, does not have a hook of cherries, before 80 yuan a pound, only sold 23.8 yuan a catty on the 20th; the daily excellent fresh Chilean cherry double hook (JJ) 5 pounds gift box original price of 299 yuan, the current price on the 20th is only 199 yuan.
For the phenomenon of "cherry price slashing", Liu Aihua, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, said a few days ago that according to her understanding, it is mainly because of the increase in supply, "compared with the previous two years, the freedom of cherry is definitely easier to achieve now."
It is understood that around November every year Chile, New Zealand and other places of cherries began to be listed, every November to February of the following year, the vast majority of cherries sold in the domestic market are imported from countries in the southern hemisphere.
Due to good weather conditions during the growing season, at the end of December 2020, the Cherries Association of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) released a report showing that the initial forecast for the 2020/2021 season will increase chilean cherries exports by 38%. Chile's agriculture minister, Antonio Walker, estimates that about 500,000 tons of cherries will enter the Chinese market.
Infographic: Merchants are sorting out the cherries. Photo by Tang Xiaoqing
"This year, the overall number of cherries imported is relatively abundant, And China is now the main sales market for Chilean cherries, and more than 85% of Chilean cherries are exported to China." Lu Fangxue said, "The previous month when the price of cherries was the highest, it was air transport, the number of imports was small, and the cost was also higher. Recently, mainly by sea, costs have declined and the number of imports has increased significantly. ”
"New Year's Day to the Spring Festival, has always been the peak season for cherry consumption, if the number of imports is still so much, the price may still fall, but the price of cherry is already at a low level, the decline may be very limited." Lu Fang said.
On the 24th, the Reporter observed that the price of chelizi on the e-commerce platform has further decreased compared with the 20th, and the double-hook level (JJ) of multiple platforms has dropped to more than 30 yuan a catty, while the three hook level (JJJ) has dropped to about 40 yuan a catty. For example, the price of Gotomei Chilean Cherry JJJ (Premium) 240-260 g / box is 59.9 yuan, but "59 minus 20".
However, as of press time, many e-commerce platforms have not responded to the question of whether the price of cherries will further decline.
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