China News Service, Shanghai, March 26 (Reporter Chen Jing) At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Shanghai held on the 26th, the reporter learned that the supply of staple and non-staple food in Shanghai is sufficient and rich in variety.
From the 21st to the 25th, the wholesale transaction volume of vegetables was about 40,000 tons, with an average of nearly 8,000 tons per day; the wholesale transaction volume of pork was more than 4,000 tons, with an average of over 800 tons per day.
Peng Wenhao, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision, revealed on the same day that the bureau strengthened the price supervision of important livelihood commodities and epidemic prevention supplies, and used administrative guidance, interview warnings, commitment to rectification, and administrative penalties to maintain market price order.
She said that the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision will further strengthen departmental consultations and linkages, continue to carry out daily price inspections and warnings, deal with reports and complaints in a timely manner, properly respond to social concerns, severely crack down on illegal acts such as price gouging, and effectively maintain market price order. .
Gu Jun, director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, introduced that in order to better ensure the safety of personnel, environment, and transactions in trading venues, in accordance with the relevant requirements of epidemic prevention and control, some wholesale markets and vegetable markets in Shanghai have suspended trading or adjusted business hours, and strengthened venues. Disinfection and personnel nucleic acid testing.
In order to minimize the impact on market supply, Shanghai has launched a contingency plan.
For example, the Jiangqiao Wholesale Market has been adjusted to a spare site, and the Jiangyang Agricultural Products Wholesale Market has adjusted the transaction types and time.
However, the adjustment and operation of this part of the market have limited impact on the supply of staple and non-staple foods.
Gu Jun said that Shanghai is "guaranteing the supply of goods and taking care of epidemic prevention."
The supply of meat and vegetables is guaranteed, and various departments promote the smooth flow of cross-province logistics by establishing communication mechanisms and issuing passes.
At present, the daily turnover of vegetables in key wholesale markets is stable at more than 6,000 tons, slightly higher than the usual level. In Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Yunnan and other production areas, 21,000 tons of vegetables can be stored in Tiantou; pork is traded every day. There is still room left.
Shanghai has also formulated a work plan for epidemic prevention and control in wholesale markets, and adopted various measures to ensure the normal operation of trading venues.
According to reports, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce has established a guarantee and coordination working mechanism with relevant departments in response to the situation of phased shortage of supply of living materials and slow distribution in some closed and controlled communities.
Peng Wenhao told reporters that relevant departments regard agricultural wholesale markets, surrounding vegetable farms in closed communities, and temporary vegetable sales points as key areas, and online operators as key targets, and increase price inspections, policy publicity, and reminders.
As of March 25, Shanghai has dispatched a total of 15,284 price enforcement officers, inspected 24,418 related units, and issued 19,292 reminders and warning letters; rectification has been urged to rectify problems such as non-standard pricing clearly marked by operators during the inspection.
Shanghai has also established a working mechanism for ensuring supply and stabilizing prices, strengthened risk research and judgment, issued relevant "guidance opinions", and resolutely cracked down on price gouging.
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