According to Xinhua News Agency on May 28, due to the rising prices under the influence of inflation, the Lithuanian people have begun to grow their own vegetables and fruits in order to save money. Correspondingly, the sales of seeds, fruits and vegetables in the corresponding market are also increasing.
According to data released by the Lithuanian National Bureau of Statistics, inflation in Lithuania reached a record high of 16.8% in April this year since 1994.
The data shows that the prices needed for daily life such as housing, water and electricity, gas, and food have risen significantly. The price of Lithuanian tomatoes in April was 43.3% higher than in March, which is the main reason why people start growing their own fruits and vegetables.
The head of the marketing department of The Maxima Market, the largest supermarket chain in Lithuania, said that the sales of cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, pumpkins and other fruits and vegetable seeds in the supermarket were twice as high as last year.
Dapu said the phenomenon had been evident as early as January, when sales of seed fertilizers, soil and peat substrates rose suddenly.
Because compared with vegetables, melons and fruits, the price of seeds is relatively stable and cheaper. But the price of vegetables is climbing at an alarming rate, so people are starting to be enthusiastic about gardening.
According to an investigation by the President of the Lithuanian Market Association, he had already sold out almost all of his goods at a seed and seedling market.
Even cabbage, the most unpopular vegetable in the Lithuanian market in the past, has attracted everyone's attention.
Because it is much more cost-effective to grow your own vegetables than to buy fruits and vegetables directly. This is easy to understand, so almost all the seeds and seedlings of fruits and vegetables in the market have received unprecedented attention. So even cabbage, which was not popular in the past, has become a target for everyone.
But the cost of growing seedlings and seeds is small, but it costs more on land, fertilizers, tools and even medicines.
At the same time, it also means that people need to spend a lot of time and energy on cultivating fruits and vegetables, because the healthy growth of seedlings and seeds is also a key.
The growth of plant seedlings is easily disturbed by the outside world, especially for "novice vegetable gardeners", and these costs and experiences may be in vain.
Lukshevigne, a member of the Lithuanian Vegetable Growers Association, also noted this, saying that time and effort must be invested in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, and that in order to keep them fresh for a longer time, people also need to provide appropriate reserve conditions.
For people with no cultivation experience, is it really more cost-effective to grow your own vegetables and fruits than to buy them directly?
Resources:
People's Daily News
Xinhua
Global Economic Network
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