Inflation pushes up the cost of selling prices and mooncake sales still increase by 20% this year
Have you bought your mid-autumn mooncakes this year?
With less than a week left until theMid-Autumn Festival, the mooncake markets across the country are already warming up early.
source: China Highlights
With the loosening of Covid-19 restriction measures, businesses surveyed reported atwo-year high in mooncake salesthis year, with an increase of about20%. With more employees returning to their workplaces, a number of businesses ordered mooncakes to give to their customers this year.
However, inflation has pushed up the cost of making mooncakes, resulting in a5% to 10%increase in the selling price. The price of ingredients used to make mooncakes has risen sharply, especially sugar and flour, forcing bakers to increase their prices.
Felayt
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I am not sure if there is a Chinatown in Minneapolis, but there should be a Chinese supermarket. mooncake is very common, hope you can go to the moon after eating mooncake lol
Revelation 6 : I have never had a moon cake. Please send me one.
Felayt OP Revelation 6 : You can find it in China town, it tastes good!![undefined [undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36)
Revelation 6 Felayt OP : Does Minneapolis have a China Town?
bullrider_21 Revelation 6 : You'll have to go to the moon to eat it lol.
bullrider_21 : I prefer snow skin, but not durian flavour. Maybe mango flavour.
LazyGirl_ Revelation 6 : Minneapolis![undefined [undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36)
Felayt OP bullrider_21 : Yep, snow skin has many fruit flavors. not all like durian lol
Felayt OP Revelation 6 : I am not sure if there is a Chinatown in Minneapolis, but there should be a Chinese supermarket. mooncake is very common, hope you can go to the moon after eating mooncake lol
Revelation 6 Felayt OP : Thank you.
Revelation 6 Felayt OP : What else should I get while I’m there? Something Americans normally wouldn’t get.
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