BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — Over the past three years, China has managed to ensure adequate supplies and stable prices of daily necessities to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the country\’s top economic planner said on Monday.
In 2022, China\’s grain output hit a record high of 686.55 billion kg, and meat and milk production also reached record highs, Xu Zhengbin, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a press conference.
In the past three years, the prices of major commodities for people\’s livelihoods have remained generally stable, with increases within a reasonable range, Xu said.
To ensure supplies and prices, prices have been monitored daily and the trading volume of daily necessities has been conducted for more than 200 large-scale agricultural and sideline products, wholesale markets, and more than 140 large supermarket chains in 36 large and medium-sized cities, the official said.
The capacity for the emergency supply of daily necessities has also been enhanced, Xu said.