Surveys at wet markets across Ho Chi Minh City, including Ba Chieu and Tan Dinh wet markets, show vegetable prices continue to rise day by day, reaching two to three times the levels seen before the recent storms.

At Ba Chieu Market, vendor Tran Thi Thuy Thuy said the most dramatic increases were found among spices. Green onions have surged to VND90,000 per kilo, up from roughly VND30,000, while water spinach is now selling for VND70,000–90,000 per kilo—an unprecedented price.

Similar trends are reported at Tan Dinh wet market. Sweet cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and napa cabbage, previously priced at VND15,000–20,000 per kilo, have now climbed to around VND40,000. Lettuce has doubled from VND15,000–20,000 to more than VND40,000 per kilo, and bitter melon has risen sharply to VND40,000–45,000 per kilo from only VND10,000–15,000.

This steep price hike stems from widespread flooding in northern and central provinces, which has devastated key vegetable-growing regions. Meanwhile, the Mekong Delta is in its flood season, leaving many farms underwater. The significant loss of supply has pushed prices up across Ho Chi Minh City.

Nguyen Hong Phong, director of Phong Thuy Agricultural Products Company in Lam Dong, the country’s largest vegetable growing region, said prolonged rainfall has submerged fields, destroyed crops, and delayed new plantings. Although purchase prices are soaring, he noted, selling prices for supermarket chains and export partners remain fixed under existing contracts, shrinking profit margins and in some cases causing losses.

A similar situation is unfolding in Hanoi. Surveys conducted on November 18 at Hom, Nguyen Cong Tru, and Long Bien markets show leafy vegetable prices rising two to four times compared to normal levels.

Mustard greens are now selling for VND20,000–30,000 per kilo, cabbage for VND25,000–35,000 per kilo, and chrysanthemum greens for VND25,000 per bunch. Prices for herbs and seasoning vegetables have also spiked, with spring onions rising to VND40,000 per kilo, and Hung Lang basil costing VND5,000 per bunch. Tomatoes, in particular, have shot up to VND50,000 per kilo and have remained at that level for several consecutive days.

In central Da Nang City, heavy rains and flooding have similarly tightened supply, pushing leafy vegetable prices at local markets to two to three times their usual rates. Sweet potato greens are selling for VND25,000 per bunch, while water spinach, malabar spinach, and garland chrysanthemum have increased to VND50,000–55,000 per kilo. Tomatoes range from VND40,000–45,000 per kilo, bitter melon from Gia Lai is VND40,000 per kilo, cucumbers are VND35,000 per kilo, and lettuce has climbed to VND50,000 per kilo.

In response to the sharp rise in vegetable prices, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade is strengthening its market stabilisation efforts and working with businesses to keep prices steady and reasonable.

Speaking at a press briefing on November 19, Deputy Director of the Department Nguyen Nguyen Phuong outlined measures to control price spikes caused by supply shortages. Businesses participating in the price stabilisation programme are urged to maintain current selling prices. Other solutions include transporting goods from other regions, and even increasing imports if domestic supplies fall short.

“These efforts are aimed at stabilising the market and preventing market manipulation to raise prices unfairly,” he stressed.

In the coming weeks, the Department will intensify consumer promotion activities, particularly during the peak shopping season leading up to the coming lunar New Year festival (Tet). The second phase of the City Sale promotion programme is now running from November 15 to January 4, 2026, both on e-commerce platforms and at retail locations across the city.

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