[Jiangbao.com Comprehensive News] Following eggs, Taiwan's pulp prices have risen sharply. Yongfeng Yu Consumer Products Industry (hereinafter referred to as Yongfeng Shi), the largest consumer goods company in Taiwan, recently announced that it will raise the prices of toilet paper and other products, with the increase of ranging from 25% to 20%. Yongfeng Steel further stated on the 7th that each sales channel will adjust its prices in late February.
People purchase toilet paper in hypermarkets on the 7th. (Photo source: Taipei China Times)
Hong Kong China News Service reported that toilet paper is an important livelihood product, but in 2018, there was a "toilet paper chaos" in Taiwan, and people rushed to buy toilet paper, and since then, the industry has rarely talked about prices publicly. However, international pulp prices rose sharply last year, resulting in a sharp increase in toilet paper costs, with an increase of between 40% and 100%. In order to stabilize prices, the official
Taiwan asked all businesses to cooperate with the policy and not raise prices before the Lunar New Year. However, as the Spring Festival holiday has passed, a wave of price increases may occur after the New Year. Among them, Yongfengshi, which has previously announced that it will raise prices after the Lunar New Year, has determined that it will raise prices in late February, including pocket-sized toilet paper, kitchen paper, flat toilet paper, extracted toilet paper and other products. Among them, extracted toilet paper is a large consumer bulk for Taiwanese people, with an average increase of about 8%, while other products have increased between 5% and 20%. The retail end of
has also confirmed that it has received a price increase notice and is expected to follow up simultaneously in late February.
Yongfeng mainly produces toilet paper supplies and cleaning products, and is the largest listed consumer goods company in Taiwan for the public.
Taipei China Times reported that the industry revealed that the price increase of toilet paper is just an "apple dish" because toilet paper is mostly produced on the island. pulp and other bulk materials are imported. The government can also reduce the impact through tax reduction and subsidies and other policies. However, the infant and toddler diapers of internationally renowned brands are different. Imports are already finished products in boxes, such as Pamper , Satisfied Baby, Japanese King and other brands. People prefer to buy Japanese-made and genuine products, and now not only the price of origin has increased, but the greater pressure is that the freight cost has increased by 30% to 40%, which is really unstoppable. It is estimated that the increase will increase by at least 10%, far higher than the increase of toilet paper and cleaning products.
Everything rises, but the salary does not rise. Office worker Megan said that prices had risen a wave before the Lunar New Year because IKEA went to IKEA to purchase furniture. The furniture originally locked at 4,990 yuan, and the final transaction price was 5,500 yuan. The clerk admitted to her that the price had been adjusted by one more round. (End)
