China’s Ministry of Agriculture is declaring war on the hoarding of vegetables. The reason is rapidly rising prices. The price for water spinach increased by 157 percent in the last month, while prices for cauliflower and broccoli climbed by 50 percent. At the Xinfadi market in Beijing, half a kilo of lettuce or water spinach already costs eight yuan. The question remains what households do with their hoarded vegetables. But as long as they eat them while they are still fresh, everything should be fine.