(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) Yunnan Daily Provides About 6,000 Tons of Vegetables to Guangzhou and Shenzhen (Including Hong Kong)
China News Service, Kunming, March 24th (Chen Jing) The reporter learned from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Yunnan Province on the 24th that during the epidemic, vegetables in Yunnan Province were mainly supplied to Wuhan, Shenzhen (including Hong Kong), Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. Recently, the province dispatched about 6,000 tons of vegetables from Guangzhou and Shenzhen (including Hong Kong) every day.
Yunnan is an important vegetable production province in China's "Southern Vegetables North Transport" and "Western Vegetables East Transport", with an annual output of about 24 million tons of vegetables. In addition to supplying the provincial market, 60% -70% of vegetables are mainly sold outside the province.
After the new crown pneumonia outbreak, the Shenzhen Municipal Government sent a special letter to the Yunnan government requesting the restoration of the supply of Yunnan vegetables to the Shenzhen market. After the intense coordination of the Agriculture and Rural Department of Yunnan Province, on January 31, Yunnan ’s vegetable market supply to Shenzhen was restored to 1,290 tons. From February 2nd, the normal supply level of 1500 tons was restored and continued supply.
In addition, as of March 14, Yunnan has donated 151,000 tons of agricultural products to Hubei, ranking first in the country. Achieve two rounds of coverage in 15 counties and districts of Wuhan.
According to statistics from the Yunnan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yunnan currently dispatches about 6,000 tons of vegetables from Guangzhou and Shenzhen (including Hong Kong) every day. For example, on March 23, Yunnan supplied 60,582.25 tons of vegetables to Guangzhou and Shenzhen (including Hong Kong), an increase of 264.8 tons over the 22nd.
The relevant staff of the Songming County Agriculture and Rural Bureau told reporters that since the outbreak, the local area has strictly adhered to relevant regulations for epidemic prevention and control, and timely disinfected and measured body temperature of vegetable storage warehouses and transportation personnel to ensure vegetable harvesting and transportation. Since March, Songming County has supplied nearly 40,000 tons of vegetables to Guangdong, including lettuce, lettuce, and Chinese cabbage.
In response to Hong Kong ’s previous announcement of escalating entry restrictions, the staff member stated that as long as strict adherence to and implementation of epidemic prevention measures, disinfection of relevant places and personnel, and measurement of body temperature, entry restrictions will have little effect on vegetable transportation and supply. (Finish)