China News Service, September 26. Wang Bin, deputy director of the Department of Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, pointed out on the 26th that since this year, a total of more than 90,000 tons of central reserve pork, 8,300 tons of beef and mutton, and 42,000 tons of frozen pork have been purchased and stored. .

Data map: Citizens buy meat in supermarkets.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Zhangyun

  The Ministry of Commerce held a press conference on the 26th. At the meeting, Wang Bin introduced the relevant work of the commerce department to ensure the supply of the National Day holiday market and promote the release of consumption potential.

  He said that the National Day holiday is a major holiday for the whole country, and it is also a golden time for residents' consumption and leisure.

In this traditional consumption peak season, it is of great significance to do a good job of market supply and residents' consumption during the National Day holiday.

According to the overall research and judgment, during the National Day this year, the consumer market will show a prosperous and stable development trend, and the market for daily necessities will be adequately supplied, rich in varieties, and stable in prices.

  One is sufficient supply.

Wholesale markets, supermarket chains, and farmer's markets in various regions generally increase the stock of daily necessities such as grain, edible oil, meat, vegetables, fruits, and aquatic products in accordance with the characteristics of holiday markets to ensure market supply.

Key circulation companies and e-commerce platforms actively follow the trend of consumption upgrades, increase the number of green, smart, and healthy products on the market, expand the supply of new and high-quality products, and better meet the needs of individualized, diversified, and high-quality consumption.

  The second is stable prices.

According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce, the prices of grain and oil nationwide have been very stable recently, the prices of vegetables, fruits, meat, and aquatic products have generally declined, and the prices of poultry products have risen slightly.

From September 13 to 19, the wholesale price of pork fell by 2.3% from the previous week, the wholesale price of mutton fell by 0.1%, and the wholesale price of beef remained flat.

The average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables dropped by 0.7%.

  The third is the prosperity of the market.

The holiday consumer market will be based on prosperity and stability. Affected by the epidemic, compared with previous years, consumption on National Day this year will highlight four major trends: first, local consumption, peripheral consumption, and home consumption will become new hot spots; second, green consumption and smart consumption. Consumption and healthy consumption are more popular; third, the demand for individualization and quality has increased, and the enthusiasm for mid-to-high-end consumption continues; fourth, the integration of online and offline is accelerated, and the demand for experiential and scenario-based consumption will continue to increase.

  Wang Bin pointed out that the Ministry of Commerce attaches great importance to the market supply of daily necessities and consumption promotion. The Notice on Key Consumption Promotion Work in the Commercial Field" and the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the 2021 Mid-Autumn National Day Holiday in the Commercial Field Work Safety", make arrangements for relevant work, and actively take measures to implement it carefully, and make every effort to do a good job in the National Day holiday market The supply and consumption protection of residents mainly adopt the following measures:

  One is to strengthen market monitoring.

Carry out field research on the production bases, wholesale markets, supermarkets, farmer’s markets and other production and operation lines, strengthen market monitoring and forecasting and early warning of daily necessities such as rice, noodles, oil, meat, eggs, milk, vegetables, etc., and fully grasp the market supply and demand and price changes .

Keep track of market changes, release relevant information in a timely manner, and stabilize market expectations.

  The second is to strengthen the organization of sources of goods.

Organize key supply companies to make arrangements for production and operation during the holiday season, and increase the production, dispatch and supply of living materials in key areas.

Guide commercial circulation companies to increase the stock of daily necessities based on the characteristics of holiday consumption, increase the frequency of replenishment and shelves, and effectively guarantee market supply.

Discover and properly handle abnormal situations such as centralized procurement in a timely manner to ensure that market supply is not out of stock and kept on file.

Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Ningxia and other places have instructed large commercial circulation companies to increase the purchase and inventory of vegetables and meat.

Harbin’s recent large-scale farmers’ market has a daily purchase of 1,600 tons of vegetables and a stock of 5,500 tons. The city’s daily slaughter volume of pigs is more than 600 tons, which can fully meet the consumer demand of citizens.

  The third is to strengthen the protection of the bottom of the bag.

Organize key areas to play the role of the regional joint guarantee and supply mechanism, and do a good job in ensuring emergency supply under extreme conditions.

Deploy local commercial departments to strengthen communication and cooperation with relevant departments. In the event of an epidemic, do a good job in the closed management of the supply of necessities in the community to secure the bottom line of people's livelihood.

Fujian organized large wholesale markets, supermarkets, and e-commerce platforms to ensure market supply in areas where the epidemic occurred. Recently, the province's daily average supply of major daily necessities exceeded 20,000 tons, with sufficient supply and stable supply.

Heilongjiang has set up a special class for market guarantee and established a "point-to-point" supply mechanism to guarantee the supply of necessities for life in closed communities.

  The fourth is to do a good job of reserve adjustment.

Before the holiday, the Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, released central reserve beef and mutton to 7 provinces and cities to meet holiday consumption needs.

Since the beginning of this year, a total of more than 90,000 tons of central reserve pork, 8,300 tons of beef and mutton, and 42,000 tons of frozen pork have been collected and stored.

Instruct all localities to appropriately increase government reserves and organize the investment in a timely manner.

Hainan and other places organized cheap vegetables to be put on the market. Qingdao has set up 120 wholesale and retail outlets in the city to organize the release of government reserves of meat and vegetables.

  Fifth, the festival market is prosperous.

Instruct all localities to organize various forms of consumption promotion activities based on local conditions on the premise of normalizing the epidemic prevention and control and implementing safety production measures, so as to promote the prosperity of the city with the festival, and promote the business with the festival.

Shanghai launched the golden autumn shopping and tourism season, Yunnan launched a series of activities to promote consumption during the "Purchasing Golden Autumn" campaign, Gansu launched a series of activities to promote consumption during the National Day, Jinan held activities for the golden autumn consumption season, and Hubei, Nanjing, Zhengzhou and other regions will give out benefits during the National Day. Consumer coupons.

  Wang Bin said that during the holiday period, the commercial authorities at all levels will implement normalized epidemic prevention and control requirements, strengthen holiday emergency duty and market monitoring, pay close attention to the impact of typhoons, floods, epidemics and other emergencies on market supply, and organize key enterprises Make preparations for the emergency dispatch of living materials to ensure that the people spend a happy and peaceful National Day holiday.