Posted on 10/02/2005 5:49:28 AM PDT by Rodney King
Prices for vegetables increased yesterday as Typhoon Longwang approached, with spring onions reaching as high as NT$260 per kilogram in Ilan's agricultural produce wholesale market. Spring onions, a herb that is a must in Chinese cuisine, have been in serious short supply due to damage to crops by typhoons.
The sharp increases in spring onion prices have prompted a government investigation to see whether there has been illegal control of the market.
Officials with Ilan's agricultural association said the price increases have been the result of shortages.
They pointed out that the trade volume of spring onions at the county's wholesale market yesterday was 5.5 tons, only about one fourth of the usual volume in non-typhoon seasons.
The average selling price of the herb was NT$222 per kg, up NT$16 compared to Friday. The highest price reached NT$260, they said.
In central Taiwan, vegetable prices increased about 10 percent because of strong demand in anticipation of Typhoon Longwang.
In China they complain about whatever the govt. tells them to complain about.
Typhoon Longwang
Typhoon Longwang
Isn't he that Chinese porn star?
:0)
Nah its a storm. On the Chinese scale it was a category 5 inches.
For some reason, this reminds me of the supermarket scene from "Animal House":
"Mine's higher."
"I beg your pardon?"
"My cucumber. The price is higher."
guess I better make a run down to the grocery store & stock up on onions.....
As the temperature rises does it become Shortwang?
temperature drops
-Eric
Brother of adult film star: One Hung Lo
No. I believe that would be Long Dong Silver from the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings.
This article is about Taiwan.
I know.
Film, and maybe a cigarette, at eleven.
Could Longwang have been stopped by a Nodong?
This sounds like it's straight out of the Howard Stern Show. He plays clips of George Takei (Mr. Sulu of Star Trek) reading an audiobook in which they've edited it to sound like he is reading sentences like "He loved my big, juicy wang." I fell out of my chair when I read about Typhoon Longwang.
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