Global Outlook

 Cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where people are racing to acquire foods rich in vitamin C to enhance their immunity in the newest fight against the epidemic, are driving up demand for Wen's lemons. Lemon producers in China are experiencing an unexpected business boom as people resort to natural cures to combat an increasing number of Covid infections. One farmer, identified only by his surname when reached by phone and going by the name Wen, stated, "The market is very much on fire." In Anyue, a county in the southwest province of Sichuan, where roughly 70% of the fruit is produced in China , Wen cultivates lemons on an area of around 130 acres (53 hectares). Cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where people are racing to acquire foods rich in vitamin C to enhance their immunity in the newest fight against the epidemic, are driving up demand for Wen's lemons.  Another illustration of how an unprepared population is being forced to deal with the government's abrup...