At present, the epidemic prevention and control situation in some places is severe, and the guarantee of vegetable products for people's livelihood is very important.

From the supply side, how is the supply of vegetables?

What is the price of vegetables in the wholesale market of the origin?

Recently, the reporter came to two "vegetable gardens" in Shouguang and Xinxian, Shandong to find out.

　　Zhang Tongyou, a vegetable farmer in Sunjiaji Street, Shouguang, delivers fresh cucumbers to the market every day for sale.

During the epidemic prevention and control period, the work in his shed has not stopped.

"The price of cucumbers rose for a day or two in the early days due to tight supply, but now the market and logistics have responded in a timely manner, the supply has been guaranteed, and the price has dropped," he said.

　　In the stable production and supply of vegetables, cooperatives also play an important role.

The Donghua Vegetable Professional Cooperative located in Luocheng Street, Shouguang has been operating for many years, supplying the market with vegetables ranging from a few thousand catties to as many as tens of thousands of catties every day.

In the packaging workshop, workers are packing vegetables such as peppers and loofah into boxes.

The vegetables will be shipped to large supermarkets or farmers' markets in Chengdu, Chongqing.

Pang Dong, the person in charge, said: "Currently it is the time for seasonal vegetables to be listed and traded. In order to ensure the safety of trading, we strictly abide by the epidemic prevention regulations and ensure the health of the staff. During the vegetable picking and packaging process, staff and workers will wear gloves and masks. , to avoid contact between people and vegetables. After picking, they will be transported to the handover area, and the cooperative will arrange fixed vehicles for collection and transportation. At present, the supply of various vegetables is sufficient, and the local vegetables are not enough, and they will be purchased from other regions. "

　　"Ensuring the stable production and supply of vegetables is an important measure to help win the battle against the epidemic. At present, the average daily vegetable output in Shouguang is stable at about 10,000 tons. The main varieties are cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, colored peppers, peppers, etc." Shouguang Wang Lixin, director of the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that in terms of transportation, Shouguang actively organizes the supply of goods, demarcates transportation routes, manages vehicles in a closed-loop, and continuously improves transportation capacity.

At the same time, Shouguang has also opened up a "green channel" for vegetable outbound vehicles, and set up green traffic signs for vegetable transportation to facilitate the fast and convenient passage of vehicles.

　　In addition, Shouguang also builds an online supply guarantee service system, organizes various supermarkets and e-commerce companies to actively explore and innovate, try new sales models, and make full use of the fresh supply chain, source cooperatives and other agricultural product e-commerce companies. , to ensure market supply.

　　As the vegetable producing area with the largest planting area in Shandong, Xin County is known as "the first county of vegetables in China".

In the face of the epidemic, Xin County took effective measures to ensure the supply of vegetables in Shanghai, Jilin and other places.

Since the beginning of this year, the county has shipped a total of 520,000 tons of vegetables, of which more than 900 tons are supplied to Beijing and Shanghai every day.

　　"The 7,000 pieces of 'vegetable buns' we have just prepared for Shanghai will be shipped soon. Each 'vegetable bun' contains 8 kinds of agricultural products, including eggplant, pepper, and tomatoes, with a total of 8 kilograms of high-quality agricultural products produced locally." Hou Qingmin, head of the Xinxian Ridangwu Fruit and Vegetable Planting Cooperative, introduced.

　　At present, there are more than 20 varieties of field melons in Xin County, including kidney beans, melons, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, zucchini, and morel mushrooms.

It is the peak season of vegetables in the field in spring. The local area has overcome the unfavorable factors of the epidemic and the continuous cold spring, and the total output this year has increased by about 5% compared with the same period last year.

　　In addition to seasonal vegetables, in Xin County, potatoes, onions, yams, Chinese cabbage and other non-season vegetables are also out of the cold storage.

"In order to ensure the supply of vegetables in Shanghai and Jilin, we have increased the supply and deployment of the two markets, and fully guaranteed seasonal and non-seasonal vegetables." said Ma Xiele, chief of the Information Section of the Xinxian Agriculture and Rural Bureau. , The county has more than 120 vegetable constant temperature warehouses, with a total storage capacity of more than 100,000 tons.

　　While the supply of vegetables is sufficient, what about the price of vegetables?

Relevant experts believe that every April is the transition period between "Southern Vegetables to the North" and "Northern Vegetables to the South". The main vegetable supply market has changed, and some vegetable producing areas have entered the end of supply. Under the combined influence of various factors, this During this period, vegetable prices fluctuated more frequently.

Overall, vegetable prices are currently in a period of rising volatility.

Affected by factors such as logistics in individual markets, vegetable prices may rise temporarily, but after the unfavorable factors are lifted, vegetable prices will fall back to the same period of previous years.

　　Gao Qiang, deputy director of the Crop Department of Shandong Agricultural Technology Promotion Center, told reporters that due to factors such as rising labor costs, rising prices of agricultural materials, and increased transportation costs, especially because of the epidemic, vegetable transportation was not smooth. On the high side.

However, judging from the scheduling of the main vegetable producing areas across the country, vegetable production is relatively stable, and the field area is slightly higher than that of the same period last year. The weather conditions in April are also conducive to vegetable growth, and vegetable supply is guaranteed.

(Economic Daily reporter Wang Jinhu)