VEGETABLE PRICES REMAIN HIGH, PREMIER INVESTIGATES|增加供貨菜價仍貴 林全:要查有無囤積

People have been complaining about soaring vegetable prices recently. The Executive Yuan vowed to investigate the issue but have been criticized as just putting on a show. In response, Premier Lin Chuan stressed that vegetable supply has increased, but prices remain high. That's why the government is conducting an investigation. The Yunlin Prosecutors Office formed a task force and visited Xiluo Fruit and Vegetable wholesale Market to find out whether or not unscrupulous traders have been manipulating vegetable prices. Vegetable prices remain high despite the government's pledge to bring down price levels. Some vegetable sellers said that vegetables prices have not come down simply because wholesale prices are still expensive. ==WANG Vegetable vendor== If we buy at higher prices, of course we will sell at higher prices, too. When the cost is lower, we can sell at lower prices. ==KUO Vegetable vendor== They should have investigated when prices were at their peak. ==SU Consumer== Vegetables prices have not come down since the Mid-autumn Festival. Because vegetables prices still remain at high levels, the Ministry of Justice has ordered Yunlin District Prosecutors Office to investigate if some vegetable sellers have been hoarding stocks and jacking up prices. ==HUANG I-HUA Prosecutor, Yunlin Dist. Prosecutors Office== We have asked the Xiluo Precinct of Yunlin County Police Department and the Yulin Agricultural Department to conduct spot checks at the Xiluo Fruit and Vegetable Market. Premier Lin Chuan indicated that vegetable supply has increased all over Taiwan, and the government is now investigating if some traders have been hoarding stocks. ==LIN CHUAN, Premier== We have released large quantities of frozen vegetables in stock, but prices levels have not come down. This has no doubt got people wondering if some traders have been hoarding stocks. Since many people have raised this concern, of course we have a duty to investigate. The Agriculture and Food Agency said that vegetable and fruit production will improve in autumn, and there will also be less chance of typhoon. Therefore, vegetable prices will be lower as supply stabilizes. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 菜價居高不下，引發民怨，行政院雖然宣示要抓菜蟲，卻被批評是作秀，對此，行政院長林全今天強調，已經增加供貨，菜價還是居高不下，當然要查有無囤積的問題。而在法務部指示下，雲林檢調組成的查緝小組，一早也到西螺果菜市場，查緝是否有哄抬菜價等情形，希望用行動嚇止菜蟲、平抑菜價。 傳統市場裡，民眾挑選著蔬果，雖然政府宣示要平抑菜價，可是菜價還是很貴，很難下手，有菜販說，因為進貨價格就是貴，賣出的價格也不可能便宜。 ==菜販 王小姐== 我們進價 我們就貴啦 我們進便宜 我們就賣便宜 ==菜販 郭先生== 正貴的時候 出來查出來抓 才有效啦 ==民眾 蘇小姐== 從中秋節到現在 菜都沒有跌過 由於菜價居高不下，在法務部指示下，雲林檢調組成的查緝小組，一早到西螺果菜市場，查緝是否有哄抬菜價等情形，也勸導釋出存貨，平抑物價。 ==雲林地檢署主任檢察官 黃怡華== 指揮雲林縣政府警察局刑警大隊 及所轄的西螺分局 並且會同雲林縣的農業處 到西螺果菜市場 做查訪跟了解 行政院長林全強調，全國蔬菜都已經增加供貨，但菜價還是居高不下，有沒有人為囤積，當然要查。 ==行政院長 林全== 我們有釋出這麼多的冷凍蔬菜 但是菜價還是居高不下 那麼當然社會各界 一定會懷疑這中間 是不是有囤積 有所謂菜蟲的問題 那麼我想每一個人 很多人都有這種想法 我們當然要去查 農糧署表示，由於進入秋季，適合蔬菜生長，加上颱風襲台機會減少，包括空心菜等的復耕蔬菜，也逐漸恢復供應，雖然現在整體菜價還在高檔，可是供菜量增加後，菜價應該會慢慢下降。 記者 綜合報導