People are buying pork in a supermarket in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yun
China News Agency, Beijing, August 31 (Reporter Wang Qingkai) According to official Chinese sources, the central government has organized a total of 410,000 tons of frozen pork reserves this year, effectively increasing market supply. Currently, the central and local governments have stored frozen pork resources in the warehouse. adequate.
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce organized the 30th batch of central frozen pork reserves since the beginning of this year. The publicly traded 8,647 tons, with an average transaction price of 28.16 yuan per kilogram, which is 55% lower than the average retail price of lean meat in large and medium cities. .
Prior to this, in July, in response to the price changes of important livelihood commodities, the National Development and Reform Commission insisted on comprehensive measures and multiple measures to ensure that prices were basically stable. In July, a total of 4 batches of 48,000 tons of central frozen pork reserves were released, actively guiding market expectations.
In addition, the central government has continuously strengthened emergency control. In response to emergencies such as floods in some places and the recurrence of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in some places, timely guide and coordinate relevant places to strengthen the monitoring and control of the prices of important commodities such as vegetables and pork during the flood and epidemic prevention and control period, accelerate post-disaster reconstruction, and ensure market supply and price stability .
Entering August, on August 7, 14, and 21, the National Development and Reform Commission and relevant departments guided the Huashang Reserve Commodity Management Center to successfully organize multiple batches of central frozen pork reserves, with a total of 29,661.43 tons of transactions.
The National Development and Reform Commission stated that the introduction of central frozen pork reserves will help increase pork market supply and promote stable price operations. For some time to come, the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to closely follow the changes in the live pig and pork market with relevant departments, and organize the central frozen pork reserve in a timely manner. (Finish)