In the past two days, Australian media have brought a great deal of news: Australian prices are rising again!
A friend who once complained that he couldn't afford to eat vegetables in Australia, pay attention!
From today on, you're probably-you can't even eat meat!
1. Natural disasters lead to-"man-made calamity"! As a result of the persistent high temperatures in January and February of this year,
Drought continues in parts of Australia, and the disaster that rocked Australia last year has yet to be mitigated.
The river dried up because of the drought, and the vibrant place became silent, leaving only death and heat.
Last month, near Alice Springs in central Australia, a hundred good foals died in the wilderness!
(Picture source:9 News)
It is reported that since the local temperature of more than 42 degrees has been maintained for 12 consecutive days, the river that originally meandered several miles has disappeared.
The place where the horses died was exactly where the river had been.
Severe drought led to the death of a large number of cattle and sheep, and because of the high water costs, raising costs, farmers are crying out!
In this way, the natural disaster, become "man-made calamity": man-made calamity.
The cost of farming in rural areas is soaring, and naturally in the cities: supermarkets and meat vendors across the country
Forced to raise the price of mutton and beef!
01 beef and mutton prices soa
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Australia's Bureau of Statistics said meat and seafood prices rose 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, with mutton and goat meat rising the most by 6.3 percent.
At present, a 2.5kg piece of regular roast mutton in online shopping costs $34, but at some stores the price is higher, and the same thing costs $50!
(photo source: Coles online)
And the cut mutton slice is more expensive, whether you buy in woolworth or Coles, it is 50 dollars a kilogram!
(photo source: micro-newspaper journalist)
The price of steak is over $40, and the price of WoolWorth steak is as high as $56 a kilogram!
(photo source: micro-newspaper journalist)
Retailers have been forced to raise the price of red meat by 15 percent over the past 18 months, as suppliers' costs have risen by as much as 25 percent, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Three of Australia's biggest supermarkets, Coles,Woolworths and Aldi, have confirmed a rise in the price of red meat.
(photo source: News.com.au)
"the drought is driving up the price of beef and mutton in the livestock market and we have been trying to eliminate cost pressures over the past year," said Chris Croese, head of meat at Woolworths. We understand the cost-of-living pressures facing Australian families and we will continue to be committed to providing competitive meat prices to our customers. "
Coles said it had a prized "priority procurement policy in Australia, with 100 percent of fresh meat sold from Australian farms."
"recently, Australia's beef and mutton market prices have risen due to strong export demand from Asia, rising food prices and drought," said speaker, a woman at Coles.
"as a result, the wholesale costs of some red meat products have risen. "in order to continue to provide customers with favourable prices, Coles has tried to absorb some of the increased costs, but the prices of some products have risen, reflecting some of the higher procurement costs."
(photo source: News.com.au)
"all of our fresh meat products come from Australia, but weather conditions, including drought, do affect our supply chain," said speaker of Aldi. We will adjust the price of fresh meat according to market conditions. "
02 vegetable and fruit prices do not lag behind
Heat waves and high water charges not only affect the price of meat,
It also affects the price of fruits and vegetables.
According to the latest Agricultural Commodity report from the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resources economic and Science, hot and dry weather conditions have recently reduced yields of berries, broccoli, celery and leafy vegetables.
(photo source: micro-newspaper journalist)
The price of broccoli has risen from $3 to $6, spinach from $17 to $20, green beans from $6 to $12, and Dutch beans from $7 to $18.
(photo source: micro-newspaper journalist)
In hot weather, faced with high water costs, many farmers will have to cancel or delay plans to expand the area grown on almonds, oranges and grapes, and the prices of these crops will rise accordingly.
Flood flooding in Kunzhou also led to a decline in banana supply.
Banana prices at some retailers rose from $2.50 to A $6 per kilogram, while Woolies and Coles cost $4.90 kg.
(photo source: micro-newspaper journalist)
Stephen Lowe, chairman of the Australian Banana growers Council (Australian Banana Growers' Council), said that due to floods and wet weather in North Queensland, this could also mean that fruit could have slight external damage on the surface.
Strawberry prices will also rise, in addition to weather reasons, but also with last year's "strawberry needle case."
Last year, several cases of needle collection were found in strawberries sold at Australian supermarkets. As soon as consumers fell into panic, strawberry sales plummeted and even affected exports, New Zealand decided not to import strawberries from Australia.
For safety reasons, supermarkets have emptied their stocks and dropped strawberries.
(photo source: Daily Telegraph)
The scandal has also affected strawberry growers, who have had to dispose of their own strawberries and reduce the number of strawberries they grow in order to make a living.
But the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resources economic and Science found that consumer demand for strawberries has increased since October after "consumer support" and industry co-operation to address pollution concerns.
So this year the market is likely to be less than supply, so strawberry prices will continue to rise.
Prices are rising, and life in Australia is really tough.
I can't help but let the editor miss the time at home, what to eat, really happy ah.
2. Price comparison between China and Australia
Expatistan, a professional city living index comparison platform, compared Beijing and Sydney in terms of food, clothing, housing, health, and entertainment. The results showed that:
Overall, living in Beijing is 37% cheaper than living in Sydney!
(photo source: Expatistan)
Housing costs
In terms of living in Beijing, Beijing is more cost-effective.
Just look at this set of data and compare it.
(photo source: Expatistan)
It costs 11561 yuan ($2443) a month to rent 85 square meters of furnished homes in high-priced areas, but in Sydney, house, which rents on the same terms, costs $3519, 31 percent more than Beijing.
The monthly cost of heating, power, and gas is 400 yuan ($84) for two people in Beijing, 85 square meters, at a price of $241 in Sydney, more than 65 percent in Beijing.
8 Mbps broadband costs only 126 yuan ($27) a month in Beijing, less than half the cost of Sydney's network ($59).
The non-discount and unplanned cost of communications is $1.04 ($0.22) per minute. In Australia, the price is $0.54, twice as much as in Beijing.
02 meal expenses
On the whole, Beijing is better than Beijing in terms of food.
(photo source: Expatistan)
Fast-food restaurants like KFC and McDonald's sell for about 30 yuan ($6) in Beijing and about $11 in Sydney, which is 44 percent cheaper than Sydney.
Compared with Australia, China's dairy products are not a bit expensive, but the prices of other products are much lower than that of Australia!
Buy food at the supermarket, 500 grams of boneless chicken breast worth 13 yuan ($2.73), the same items in Sydney for $7;
A kilogram of tomatoes costs $7 ($1.39), compared with $4.95 in Australia;
Twelve eggs are sold for $14 ($3.01) in Australia for $6, and Beijing for half the price of Sydney.
The only one who has a price advantage,
I'm afraid it's just milk, cheese, wine and bread.
03 Traffic cost
(photo source: Expatistan)
By bus, Beijing's monthly ticket costs 181 yuan ($38), or $170 in Sydney, 4.5 times as much as Beijing's.
By taxi, the price is 36 yuan ($8) for 8 kilometers, and $32 in Sydney, four times the price for Beijing.
04 entertainment expenses
(photo source: Expatistan)
Two movie tickets cost 116 yuan ($24), and in Sydney they cost $37.
The bar costs $29 ($6) for a beer (500ml or 1 pint), $9 for Sydney, $64 ($14) for a cocktail drink and $18 for Sydney.
05 clothing cost
(photo source: Expatistan)
Although buy brand jeans, Australia has a bigger price advantage;
But the statistics overlook a "magical existence"-a treasure that costs more than 18% less to buy clothes at home than in Australia.
Does it feel much easier to live at home than in Australia?
3. China is better than Australia, some people may say, "although Australian consumption is high, but the salary is also high!"
That's true, the average salary in Australia is really high, but if you compare the level of salary growth with the rate of price increase, you know why many Australian households are still struggling with the so-called "high income" …
Look at the study partners in Australia, in addition to the tuition fees are rising every semester, but also to bear the rising cost of living.
Living in such a high-price city, who can not be tired ah.
But on the other hand, under the same income conditions, we can live relatively well-off at home, but in Australia we can only be considered well-off.
Some argue that Australia is not comparable to China's big cities, either in terms of prices or convenience.
It's a long time to believe that many immigrants are going to return home or leave the two options.
Although Australia has a lot of shortcomings, such as high prices, inadequate transportation system, low efficiency, and so on, there are still many people willing to stay for Australia's green mountains and waters.
So is Australia good or China good?
In the face of this question, I believe that everyone has their own answers in mind.
The choice of nature will also be different if you want it to be different.
But wherever we choose, we should work hard for our own life, there is no place in the world is once and for all heaven.
In the end, prices in Australia went up again, with an impact on every Chinese in Australia.
Have you recently been "poor" and regret staying in Australia?