Japan's supply of raw materials to Hong Kong is facing the price of goods out of stock or fruit prices nearly 30%

According to the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reports, Hong Kong people are fond of Japanese food, but the Japanese earthquake affected the supply of ingredients to Hong Kong. Many restaurants in Hong Kong stated that they are still in stock, but they may be out of stock after they are sold, and natural disasters have caused a significant decrease in the supply of agricultural products and fish products. New arrivals in Hong Kong will inevitably increase in price, and retail prices will inevitably rise accordingly. Japanese food restaurant and 80% of the ingredients are shipped from Japan to Hong Kong. Currently, seasonal fish promotion has been suspended. It is expected that some of the oil fish, Arctic sea oysters and geoduck that the Hong Kong people love to eat will be out of stock. . In addition, Japan's fruit that arrives in Hong Kong on every skies is expected to have a 30% increase in the price of Japanese fruit due to transportation restrictions.

Mr. Mai, the general manager of the board and the board leader group, said that there were still some stocks of Japanese stocks, but Japan was hit hard by natural disasters. According to him, many fish supply farms were damaged, the volume of goods was tight and the selling price was also rising. For the time being, Japan is still To fully rescue and deal with nuclear facilities, it is necessary to wait for all pacification to know the price of fish to increase prices. He expressed the hope that he would not increase the price as much as possible, even if the retail price was adjusted.

A spokesperson of the Hongxing Group stated that the group mainly introduced Saga and Niu and Aomori apples from Japan. It is still in stock and supply is not a problem for the time being. However, after the inventory is sold out, the supply is still unknown. The Aomori apples are produced in Aomori Prefecture. If it is damaged, the supply will indeed be affected in the future, and the price of the goods may be adjusted upwards. The retail price will be determined by the increase of the time.

Chen Jinhui, head of Yongfu Food, which specializes in selling expensive Japanese fruits, said that every day, a batch of fresh fruit is shipped by air from Japan to Hong Kong. However, it received notification from a Japanese supplier the day before. The airport was shut down due to the earthquake. The fruit that was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong was delayed. When you come to Hong Kong, you do not know when you can resume delivery. However, there are not many stocks in the store. If you cannot continue to ship the goods, you will soon be out of stock. Chen Jinhui pointed out that the areas affected by the earthquake, such as Sendai, are rich in peaches and honeydew melons. Generally, they are harvested in mid-May, but now the tsunami destroys crops such as fruits. The retail price of peaches will generally be 60-80 yuan per each sale ( Hong Kong Dollars, the same below), increase by more than 30% to over one hundred yuan.

Huang Jiahe, president of the F&N Association, said that there are many food ingredients in Japan, such as fresh seafood and canned goods, which account for about 3% to 5% of Hong Kong's restaurant usage. However, the closure of local airports and the interruption of railways have affected the supply of ingredients. Hong Kong, especially the fresh seafood used by some Japanese high-class restaurants must be shipped to Hong Kong by air daily. There are few stocks. If the Japanese airport continues to be closed, the relevant restaurants will no longer be able to sell.