Eggs, pork, vegetables and other agricultural products are connected to the lives of ordinary people in the city, and they are connected to the income of farmers in the fields. The ups and downs of agricultural product prices have affected the lives of farmers and citizens. With regard to the recent fluctuations in the prices of agricultural products such as vegetables, the government has introduced a series of measures. The Ministry of Agriculture issued ten measures on the 7th of this month to promote the stability of agricultural product prices. On the 19th of this month, the State Council also issued a document that it will establish a sound system for the storage of important agricultural products to prevent prices from rising and falling.

Vegetable prices affect consumer life

“The price of eggs that fell for several months began to rise slightly. The loading price in the production areas has risen. We have to follow this point.” Yesterday, at the Shuitun Agricultural Products Wholesale Market, the old egg wholesaler Lao Li told reporters. “If we go past the holiday, it’s normal to go up. It will rise again when the Chinese New Year. It's normal for agricultural products to rise and fall.”

Yesterday afternoon, Ms. Ma, who was buying food at an ordinary community market in the Liufang area of ​​Chaoyang, was deeply aware of the rise and fall in the price of eggs this year. "At the beginning of the year, the egg was up to 5 jin per catty. In the summer, when a pound of eggs had risen to over 6 bucks, it fell in September when it fell to a pound of 5 per cent. Two pounds and two cents have risen by two cents.” Ma said, “Those who earn more or have fewer family members may not be sensitive to this, but like the salaried families of our six people, the increase in vegetable prices I feel very deep."

Ms. Ma said that the eggs rose to 6 pounds a pound. The daily breakfast of her family had been changed from two eggs per person to one. "We will eat more if the meat dishes are cheaper. The meat will be expensive. We will buy less if the eggs rise."

Xiao Liu, who had sold pork for five years, told reporters: "We don't earn much when the price of meat is high. When the price is high, we have a high purchase price and we have less sales. It is not as good as when it is cheap." Xiao Liu said that now there are many stalls selling meat, and the savvy customers go to the supermarket to buy meat. In order to attract repeat customers, he and the guys cut the meat of the customers' needs into thin filaments or slices as needed. "This is our value-added service. The time for people to work is tight. After we help them cut it, they can get fired when they get home," Xiao Liu said.

Start vegetable production monitoring

“Agricultural vegetables hurt farmers and vegetables hurt people.” This problem has not been solved.

The government has introduced a series of measures for the recent sharp fluctuations in the prices of vegetables. On the 7th of this month, the Ministry of Agriculture issued a document stating that in response to the severe fluctuations in some fresh agricultural products markets in recent years, ten measures will be adopted to promote the stability of agricultural product prices. The first of these is to initiate monitoring and early warning of vegetable production information. This year, the Ministry of Agriculture monitors the planting area, production volume, listing schedule, and wholesale price of production areas of 20 kinds of vegetables in 200 key counties.

On the 19th of this month, the State Council also issued a document that it will establish a sound system for the storage of important agricultural products to prevent prices from rising and falling. The State Council stated in its opinion released on the 19th that it will establish a sound system for the storage of important agricultural products and guarantee emergency supply so as to prevent price fluctuations.

Zhang Yuxi, chairman of Beijing's largest agricultural wholesale market, Xinfadi Market, said that in the eyes of ordinary citizens living in cities, the current vegetable prices are quite expensive, but if the price of agricultural products is not too high from the perspective of farmers, But it is too low. A reasonable price should be given to agricultural products. Chinese farmers are not rich.

"Actually, we have no objection to the rise or fall in the prices of agricultural products. We oppose the big ups and downs. I believe that the increase in agricultural product prices year by year is also a need for economic development. China is transforming from subsistence to a well-to-do society and the prices of various commodities are occurring. Adjustment, and agricultural products are no exception, the rise in agricultural product prices is a common phenomenon in the development of society at a certain stage, but also an economic phenomenon, is normal, such as foreign countries with developed economies, vegetable prices are much higher than the domestic.” Zhang Yuxi said.

Regarding how to resolve the ups and downs of agricultural products in China, Zhang Yuxi said, “I think that if the government wants to ensure stable production and steady sales of agricultural products, the most important thing is to do a good job: First, information, relying on the market to calculate the statistics of varieties and quantities of agricultural products throughout the country. , and then guide planting and production in a targeted manner; second, circulate, create an efficient, unobstructed, and low-cost circulation environment as much as possible. The most important thing is to protect the interests of farmers. If we dispel the enthusiasm of farmers, the consequences can be imagined. know."