According to Japanese media reports on the 13th, prices of leafy vegetables in Japan have continued to rise recently. Prices of cabbage, lettuce, cabbage, etc. have risen sharply compared to previous years. The retail price of a cabbage generally exceeds 1,000 yen, and many consumers are calling it “too expensive.” Statistics from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries show that as of the 10th, the prices of 11 kinds of vegetables monitored at the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market were higher than the average for the past 5 years, and the increase in leafy vegetables was particularly obvious. Among them, the price of lettuce is about 2.5 times that of previous years, and the price of round cabbage and cabbage is about 2 times that of previous years. In places such as the capital Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Ishikawa prefectures, the price of a cabbage tree in supermarkets is generally over 1,000 yen, and the price of a single ball lettuce is about 500 yen.

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