'Currently, the supply of daily necessities in various places is sufficient, and the supply should be fully guaranteed,' it quoted Zhu Xiaoliang, director of the ministry's Department of Consumption Promotion, as saying. State media has sought to reassure the public that there are plentiful supplies of basic goods.Ĭhina's state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday that there had been some 'over-interpretation' of the ministry's advice. 'It's going to be a cold winter, we want to make sure we have enough to eat,' said one woman loading rice onto a bicycle outside a supermarket in central Beijing.Ī long line formed at the supermarket's cabbage stall, as people bought supplies of the vegetable that is traditionally stored at home and consumed over the winter months. Beijing shoppers stocked up on cabbage, rice and flour for the winter on Wednesday, after the government urged people to keep stores of basic goods in case of emergencies, though it assured them there were sufficient supplies after some panic buying.Ĭhina's Ministry of Commerce published a seasonal notice on Monday encouraging authorities to do a good job in ensuring food supplies and stable prices ahead of winter, following a recent spike in the prices of vegetables and a growing outbreak of Covid-19.īut the ministry's advice to households to also stock up on daily necessities in case of emergencies prompted significant confusion, sending some rushing to supermarkets to purchase extra supplies of cooking oil and rice.

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