The abundant supply of essential goods and food meets the consumption needs of the city's people

(Haiphong.gov.vn) - Information from the Department of Industry and Trade said that in recent days, the source of goods, food, and essential necessities before, during and after Storm No. 3 in the city has always been guaranteed.

Commercial businesses in the city have basically proactively prepared supplies and reserves to serve the needs of people and businesses before, during and after Storm No. 3 of 2024.

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The supply of goods in the city's supermarket system is abundant and abundant, with no supply chain disruptions.

Accordingly, the supermarket system in the city before, during and after Storm No. 3 still operates normally to serve people (at the time of power cut, the supermarket system runs generators to serve people), commodity prices remain stable for essential items such as food, food, vegetables, fruits, milk, sugar, cooking oil, the number of customers shopping in the days before, during and after the storm increased from 50-70% of daily customers. normal…

At markets in the city, before Storm No. 3 landed, commodity prices remained stable, however, green vegetables increased slightly by 5-10%, meat, poultry, and seafood increased by 5-7% compared to normal days, rice, noodles, milk, cakes, sugar, cooking oil, and eggs were stable. During and after Storm No. 3, although the markets were affected, many business households and small traders at the markets still sold essential goods...

As of the morning of September 13, 2024, most markets in the area have reopened; Prices of goods at markets increased in most essential items: rice, noodles, dry food, vermicelli noodles, rice cakes increased by 2-5%, cooking oil, lactose, eggs increased by 3-6%, green vegetables and vegetables increased by 15-20%; Meat and seafood products increased by 8-15%. The amount of goods at the wholesale market focuses mainly on vegetables and tubers with a quantity of 120-150 tons, fruit products 30-40 tons. However, the consumption of vegetable products is large, after only a few hours, the amount of goods has been distributed to localities, districts, and for fruit products, the sales volume is low, due to slow purchasing power. Regarding petroleum business activities, as of the morning of September 12, 2024, nearly 250 petroleum stores were operating.reopened (except for the VIPCO gas station that reported and was approved by the Department of Industry and Trade, allowing temporary suspension of repairs until September 12, 2024). Prices of petroleum products are adjusted every Thursday and there is no phenomenon of price increases, hoarding, or local price fever.

Up to this point, commercial business activities in the city have been stable, the supply of goods is abundant and abundant, there are no supply chain breaks, no hoarding or unreasonable price increases for essential goods to serve people's needs. To ensure the amount of goods after Storm No. 3, supermarket systems such as Aeon, Go Hai Phong, Co.opMart Hai Phong, Winmart, MM Mega Market Hai Phong, Lan Chi supermarket, T & T Mart .... have increased the supply of goods for essential items by 200-300% compared to normal days such as: water, rice, noodles, milk, cooking oil, sugar, vegetables, fruits, etc., there is no phenomenon of increasing prices of goods before, during and after the storm at system of supermarkets.

Currently, the city's Department of Industry and Trade is directing functional units under the Department to continue checking and monitoring the supply and demand situation, regulating essential goods in the city to avoid scarcity, increase goods prices, and meet the needs of people and businesses./.