Poultry production increased by 5%, no worries about shortage of supply for Tet

No shortage of goods

According to Ms. Le Viet Nga - Deputy Director of the Domestic Market Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), in order to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods to serve people's shopping and consumption needs at the end of the year and Lunar New Year 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally run cities to propose implementing solutions to ensure supply and demand balance, stabilize the market, and prevent shortages and price hikes.

In Hanoi, Ms. Tran Thi Phuong Lan - Acting Director of Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade - said: Hanoi has 29 shopping centers; 137 supermarkets; 453 markets; 2,000 convenience stores; tens of thousands of grocery stores in districts, towns, and cities; 85 points of introduction and sale of OCOP products... All points of sale are ready to serve Tet.

In Ho Chi Minh City, businesses have plans to prepare goods for the year-end shopping season and Tet 2024. The units said that the economic situation is still facing many difficulties, consumers are increasingly tightening their spending, input materials are increasing... therefore, in the business plan, keeping prices and sharing difficulties with consumers is a priority.

Vietnam Livestock Industry Corporation (VISSAN) said that the unit has fully prepared food sources to serve the 2024 Lunar New Year with a total budget of more than 540 billion VND. "In case of market fluctuations, the company has reserves of about 20% of the total Tet goods to supply the market in time" - Mr. Phan Van Dung - Deputy General Director of VISSAN said.

Similarly, Saigon Livestock and Food Processing Company has a promotion program for processed food products in Spring 2024 with preferential prices of 10-15%.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thang - Director of Operations and Marketing Director of Saigon Co.op - also informed: Saigon Co.op has proactively provided goods for Tet to ensure supply with stable prices. For Tet and other year-end occasions, the unit will apply many preferential policies so that low-income people can rest assured to have a full Tet shopping.

According to Lao Dong, the commodity market has begun to bustle, but purchasing power has not yet changed dramatically. According to Mr. Nguyen Minh Hung - Deputy Head of Trade Management Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade - the city has just summarized the supply and demand connection programs with many provinces and cities from 5 regions across the country, thereby building more commodity supply chains.

Commodity prices will increase slightly, but not "feverish"

Regarding information on the demand for pork and poultry meat at the end of the year and the Lunar New Year, Mr. Phan Kim Dang - Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Husbandry (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), predicted that it will increase by about 10-15% compared to other months of the year.

According to the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total herd of pigs and poultry this year increased by 5%, the supply of livestock and poultry meat for the end of the year and Tet will be guaranteed, there will be no shortage. However, the prices of these items will increase according to the annual rule.

According to Ms. Le Viet Nga, food prices in the market may increase slightly at the end of the year, but businesses participating in the market stabilization program are always committed to selling at stable prices, or 5-10% lower than the market price.

People proactively provide their own Tet goods

Faced with economic difficulties, many families have raised and grown their own livestock to proactively source goods for Tet. Mr. Ha Van Thi (Song market, Truc Ninh, Nam Dinh) said: His family has raised 2 Mong Cai pigs since 4 months ago, and will also grow more vegetables to proactively source vegetables and meat.

Research by the reporter shows that not only rural people, but also city people now buy livestock and poultry and send them to relatives in the countryside to raise so they can have fresh meat for Tet. This way of doing things not only saves money but also ensures a source of fresh, clean goods.

Vu Long

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