New Year's walk at the grassroots level: Wholesale agricultural and sideline products markets
TheSpringFestivalisjustafewdaysaway,andthevegetablemarketwillusherintheannualmostfanaticaltradingfeast.ThereporterrecentlyvisitedtheChangzhouLingjiatangWholesaleMarket.ThisisthelargestwholesalemarketofagriculturalandsidelineproductsinEastChina.Atpresent,themarkethasplentyofgoods,andthesalesarebooming. At9o'clockinthemorning,Iwalkedintothewholesalemarketandcameoutwithastrongflavoroftheyear.Theredlanternsinthemarketarehanginghigh,andthevehiclescominginandoutarelinedupinalongline.Vegetablesfromalltheoperatorsarepiledontheroad.Thestafftoldreportersthatfromnowon,themarkethasofficiallyenteredthestageoflarge-scalepurchaseofnewyear'sgoods. Thelitchijournalistfirstcametothefruitwholesaledepartment.InfrontofafruitwholesaledepartmentnamedYinNianmei,alargetruckwasunloading,andthestorewasfilledwithboxesofvariousfruits. OwnerYinNianmeitoldLitchiNewsreporters:"Nowthesalesvolumeisveryhigh,weareverybusy,andthedooropensatthreeo'clockinthenight,andnowitisfourorfivetimeslargerthantheoriginal.(Reporter:Whatabouttheprice?)Alittlebitmore.(Reporter:Thenyouhavetosendmorestaffhere?)Yes,Ihavemorethan20peopleherenow.(Reporter:Howmanyvarietiesoffruitarethere?)Therearefortyorfifty.(Reporter:Youbuysomanygoods,canyousellthem?)It’snotenoughtosellthem.Therearegoodseveryday,howmanycarsarethereeveryday,threeorfourcarscomeineveryday.Howmuchcanitbeloaded?)Itismorethan20,000jins.Itislargerthanlastyear'ssales.Itdidnotstartatthistimelastyear.Don'tcomein." YinNianmeialsotoldreportersthatalmostChineseNewYear,everyoneisparticularlywillingtospendmoney.Thebest-sellingitemsareimportedfruits,includingChileancherries,Frenchkiwis,andThailongans.Althoughpriceshaverisen,manypeopleoftenbuytheminboxes.
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TheSpringFestivalisjustafewdaysaway,andthevegetablemarketwillusherintheannualmostfanaticaltradingfeast.ThereporterrecentlyvisitedtheChangzhouLingjiatangWholesaleMarket.ThisisthelargestwholesalemarketofagriculturalandsidelineproductsinEastChina.Atpresent,themarkethasplentyofgoods,andthesalesarebooming. At9o'clockinthemorning,Iwalkedintothewholesalemarketandcameoutwithastrongflavoroftheyear.Theredlanternsinthemarketarehanginghigh,andthevehiclescominginandoutarelinedupinalongline.Vegetablesfromalltheoperatorsarepiledontheroad.Thestafftoldreportersthatfromnowon,themarkethasofficiallyenteredthestageoflarge-scalepurchaseofnewyear'sgoods. Thelitchijournalistfirstcametothefruitwholesaledepartment.InfrontofafruitwholesaledepartmentnamedYinNianmei,alargetruckwasunloading,andthestorewasfilledwithboxesofvariousfruits. OwnerYinNianmeitoldLitchiNewsreporters:"Nowthesalesvolumeisveryhigh,weareverybusy,andthedooropensatthreeo'clockinthenight,andnowitisfourorfivetimeslargerthantheoriginal.(Reporter:Whatabouttheprice?)Alittlebitmore.(Reporter:Thenyouhavetosendmorestaffhere?)Yes,Ihavemorethan20peopleherenow.(Reporter:Howmanyvarietiesoffruitarethere?)Therearefortyorfifty.(Reporter:Youbuysomanygoods,canyousellthem?)It’snotenoughtosellthem.Therearegoodseveryday,howmanycarsarethereeveryday,threeorfourcarscomeineveryday.Howmuchcanitbeloaded?)Itismorethan20,000jins.Itislargerthanlastyear'ssales.Itdidnotstartatthistimelastyear.Don'tcomein." YinNianmeialsotoldreportersthatalmostChineseNewYear,everyoneisparticularlywillingtospendmoney.Thebest-sellingitemsareimportedfruits,includingChileancherries,Frenchkiwis,andThailongans.Althoughpriceshaverisen,manypeopleoftenbuytheminboxes.
