CCTV News (News Network): The May Day holiday is approaching, and urban and rural markets are ushering in a peak in consumption. The latest dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that at present, the amount of grain and oil inventory is sufficient, and the production capacity of "vegetable basket" products is generally abundant. The vegetables in the field have exceeded 83 million mu, and the area output has increased slightly. There are rich varieties of meat, eggs, milk, fruits and aquatic products. It is expected that during the May Day holiday, the market purchase and sales of "rice bags" and "vegetable baskets" products will be prosperous and the prices are basically stable.
Sichuan and Shandong and other major vegetable production provinces, organize production in advance to ensure market supply. Major agricultural product wholesale markets have also increased stocking volume.
The Ministry of Commerce has deployed localities to do a good job in market monitoring and supply of daily necessities during the May Day holiday, and launched a daily monitoring system for daily necessities during the holidays.
Beijing and Guangdong organize key enterprises to prepare stocks at 2-3 times the usual supply. Hangzhou organized the fresh food e-commerce platform to add distribution personnel to increase the supply of key agricultural wholesale markets and supermarkets.
