Soaring Sugar Driving Up Sugar Prices Involved

After repeated oscillations, the price of sugar can be said to be all the way up. It is understood that the price of sugar in Lanzhou finally broke the 7,000 yuan/ton mark at the end of last year. Affected by the increase in the price of sugar, the prices of sugar products, such as candies, are also rising.

Yesterday, when the reporter visited the market, he learned that even in this off-season sales season, the Lanzhou candy market received tokens for price adjustment, and the price of some candies was almost equal to 30,000-40,000/ton. "When the Spring Festival, Xu Fuji's fruit sugar, our retail price is 13 yuan a pound, less than a month's time, to our purchase price has already reached 14.1 yuan / kg, plus the loss and the cost of each catty to sell At 15 yuan, our profits have been very low. Consumers can't accept it," said a candy retailer on the first floor of Xiaoxihu Yiwu Business City. When interviewed, the reporter learned that the retail price of sweets has generally risen by about 2 yuan to 4 yuan per kilogram during the Spring Festival, which is about 15%, which is an increase of 3 yuan to 5 yuan over the same period of last year, or an increase of up to 40%.

It is understood that after the price of sugar in Lanzhou exceeded the 7,000 yuan/ton mark at the end of October 2010, it repeatedly oscillated. After reaching the highest price of 7,550 yuan/ton in mid-February this year, it began to oscillate back and down. The price quoted yesterday was 7300 yuan. / Ton, already close to the beginning of the year. Since the price of sugar has started to fall slightly, why is the price of sugar still going higher?

“This year’s price levels are neatly higher. Although the price of sugar has recently declined, it is still much higher than the price level of the same period last year. With the increase in labor wages, almost all candy prices have risen, and even some candies have appeared. Out of stock phenomenon." Xiaoxihu Yiwu Trade City candy retailer Ma said. She told reporters that due to the effect of rising sugar prices, some big operators have piled up some of their best sellers in order to earn profits, in order to wait for price increases.

“Now, the retail price of white sugar has reached 6 yuan per catty, compared with 3.5-3.8 yuan per catty in the same period last year. Not to mention candy, foods that involve sugar are all increasing prices. Big white rabbits, toffee and nougat are not only The price has gone up, and it is still relatively out of stock.” Another confectioner in Yiwu Trade City bluntly.