Vegetables and fruits will continuously go to the North.

Hundreds of tons of goods including vegetables, food, essential items, etc. have been brought to the North by supermarket chains and businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces to support people affected by storm No. 3.

Rush to buy vegetables and meat

On September 11, fearing rain and flooding in many areas, Hanoi residents continued to increase food purchases to stock up. Vegetable prices at traditional markets increased sharply. High purchasing power also caused some supermarkets to run out of stock locally, and retail systems were urgently increasing the transfer of vegetables from the South to the North.

On September 11, the vegetable counter at the supermarket was "sold out" at many times. Photo: Nguyen Bang

According to a survey by Tien Phong reporter on September 11 at a traditional market in Hanoi, green vegetables continued to increase in price compared to before. At Xom market, At Cong market, Van Noi market (Ha Dong), the price of green vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, Malabar spinach, and amaranth is 15,000-17,000 VND/bunch; water spinach is 15,000-20,000 VND/bunch. The price of pumpkin is about 25,000 VND/kg; green squash is 30,000-35,000 VND/kg; onions are 15,000-20,000 VND/kg. At Vinh Tuy market (Hai Ba Trung), early in the morning of September 11, fruits, vegetables, and food are abundant, but the price of green vegetables has increased sharply, such as Malabar spinach and water spinach is 20,000-25,000 VND/bunch.

Prices of meat and fish remain stable. Mr. Nguyen Tuan Vu, owner of a pork slaughterhouse in Van Giang (Hung Yen) - specializing in supplying meat to many people in Hanoi, said that the number of purchases by small traders has increased sharply compared to normal days. Only in the morning On the morning of September 11, Mr. Vu's slaughterhouse sold more than 3 tons of pork.

“After selling all the meat, I will continue to slaughter more to ensure the supply for people. Pork prices have increased slightly, but we will keep the selling price stable and commit to providing enough goods for people,” said Mr. Vu.

Supermarkets urgently transport vegetables from the South to the North for people affected by storm No. 3 (photo at MM Mega Market)

At supermarkets in Hanoi, demand suddenly increased, food counters were constantly replenished but were still quickly "emptied". ... On September 11, the sales points of the Winmart, BigC, and Tops Market systems were temporarily out of vegetables and meat at many times. Just after lunch break, the supermarket located in a large apartment complex on Minh Khai Street (Hai Ba Trung) was temporarily out of vegetables and meat.

With a large number of residents living in more than 20 buildings here, the sudden increase in demand has caused food to quickly run out of stock. Another supermarket on Pham Ngoc Thach Street (Dong Da) has also almost run out of leafy vegetables, only lettuce, tubers, and fruits left. Vegetables are constantly being replenished, however, the demand from customers is so high that no matter how much is delivered, it will run out. Staff here said that the next batch of vegetables could be on the shelves in about 2 hours.

Will ship continuously to the North

Over the past few days, employees of the MM Mega Market supermarket system have been working at full capacity to transport vegetables and food from the South to the North. Currently, the system has added 2 more trips each day to transport vegetables and fruits from Binh Duong and Lam Dong to Hanoi (equivalent to 16 tons of vegetables and fruits).

Ms. Tran Kim Nga, Director of External Relations MM Mega Market Vietnam said, the supermarket has build closed supply chain with 5 purchasing - supplying stations, 2 large warehouses in Binh Duong, and 6 B2B delivery warehouses (depots). “Thanks to that, the inventory of goods can be supplied for up to a month to the North. In addition, we also have a system of small trucks delivering goods at the depots, capable of transporting goods to neighboring areas. The movement of trucks from the South to the North, and from the Northern warehouses to MM (Mega Market) customers is still guaranteed and increased by 3 times,” said Ms. Nga.

Do not stockpile food beyond what is needed.

According to the Domestic Market Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Department of Industry and Trade of 35 provinces and cities are focusing on coordinating essential goods to promptly supply to areas affected by floods in the North. The Ministry of Industry and Trade also recommends that people stay calm, stock up on enough essential goods, and not over-stockpile.

According to Ms. Nga, some suppliers are currently facing difficulties in transporting goods, goods are damaged due to floods. MM (Mega Market) purchases the maximum according to the supplier's supply capacity. At the same time, priority is given to suppliers who are able to concentrate goods at MM (Mega Market)'s central warehouse in Binh Duong province. However, the supply will inevitably be delayed due to traffic conditions being affected by floods in the area. North Central.

A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) said that they have increased the amount of goods reserved for the Northern region by 3 times compared to normal days. Leafy vegetables and fruits are the products most affected by the weather, so Saigon Co.op has increased these products from Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Da Lat and some provinces in the Southwest.

“Saigon Co.op has ordered more than 200 tons of water spinach, sweet cabbage, squash, grapefruit, banana, mango... from gardeners, cooperatives, business households... and will continuously transport them from the South to the North. Co.opmart instructs suppliers of livestock and poultry to deliver products directly to supermarkets. This way, the products will retain their freshness and at the same time make the most of the transportation systems of both sides,” said a representative of Saigon Co.op.

At each point of sale, Co.opmart also increased service time, delivered online orders within the day; and reduced prices from 10 - 35% on many essential items to support consumers.

According to Central Retail Vietnam, the GO! and Big C systems of this unit have increased the supply of vegetables by 100% compared to normal days. In the past two days, 4 shipments with about 150 tons of vegetables and fruits were transported from the South to supermarkets in the North.

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