Employees at Vissan JSC. (Photo: nld.com.vn) The demand for essential goods is expected to increase by 10-20 percent duringthe Tet holiday, said Phan Thi Thang, deputy chairwoman of the municipalPeople’s Committee.
Businesses in the city have made huge efforts to increase production to meet risingdemand during Tet, and have strictly followed preventive measures for COVID-19,Thang said.
Pork and other fresh meat, eggs, fruits and vegetables, and processed food havebeen stockpiled to ensure supply to the market during Tet, Thang said during avisit to two food manufacturing businesses in the city early this week.
Stocked goods have surpassed 30-40 percent over the targets set by localauthorities, making it impossible for a shortage of goods and unexpected pricehikes before and after Tet, she said.
Nguyen Ngoc An, general director of Vissan JSC, said the company had stocked5,183 tonnes of processed foods and 2,290 tonnes of fresh pork and beef, up 5 percentand 10 percent from a year earlier, respectively, to meet the rising demandahead of Tet holiday.
The total value of stocked goods has jumped by 11 percent from the same periodlast year to more than 900 billion VND (38.9 million USD).
Around 90 percent of the production plan for Tet stocks has been fulfiled, hesaid.
The company is now focusing on adequategoods for distribution at stable prices as well as compliance with food safetyand hygiene standards.
Vissan has ensured food supply to the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and HaiDuong where thousands of people are under quarantine due to the COVID-19outbreak, he said.
Nguyen Thi Thu Trinh, deputy general director of the Sai Gon Food JSC, saidthat around 2,700 tonnes of goods have been stockpiled to supply during Tet, anincrease of 25 percent compared to the same period last year.
The company has committed to ensuring stable prices during Tet, Trinh said./.
VNA
