The Spring Festival is approaching, and the market for New Year goods has sufficient volume and stable prices, with both supply and demand thriving. Driven by the New Year's economy, agricultural product markets in various regions have increased variety and ensured supply, better meeting consumers' holiday needs. On the production side, there is sufficient output and extended supply. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the chill was strong. In a greenhouse base in Feidong County, Hefei City, Anhui Province, Chinese cabbage is lush and flowing, filling the ridges and ridges. Planter Fang Chuanxi is working with workers to screen and pack the Chinese cabbage. The Spring Festival is the peak season for vegetable sales, and these small cabbages can be loaded onto trucks and transported to the market in the afternoon. ”Fang Chuanxi introduced that the base transports more than 50 tons of leafy vegetables every day. The 500 acres of leafy vegetables planted, such as hairy cabbage and black cabbage, can safely survive the winter under multi-layer insulation measures and be put on the market half a month in advance, with a yield of 6000 kilograms per acre. The abundant supply of "vegetable basket" products is primarily due to sufficient planting guarantees. Chen Bangxun, Director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated at a recent press conference held by the State Council Information Office that as of January 10th, the total area of vegetables in farmland in China was over 77.1 million mu, an increase of over 1.9 million mu year-on-year, indicating a solid production foundation; Meat, fruits, and aquatic products such as pigs, cows, sheep, and poultry are also well supplied. On the consumer side, there are a wide variety of categories, with sufficient quantity and stable prices. Before the Spring Festival, the Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market was crowded with people, and the sounds of shouting, bargaining, and wheels intertwined, creating a busy scene. The daily market demand for vegetables has reached 23000 tons, fruits 14000 tons, seafood over 2000 tons, cattle over 200, and sheep 1500. In particular, there has been a significant increase in demand for fruit gift boxes, dried fruit gift boxes, vegetable combinations, and seafood gift packages, which are 20% higher than usual. ”Zhang Yuelin, General Manager of Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market, told reporters. Zhang Yuelin introduced that currently, Beijing Xinfadi Market has laid out 3.3 million acres of planting bases in 22 provinces across the country to ensure the supply of the Beijing market. During the Spring Festival, about 2000 merchants will stay at Beijing Xinfadi Market, and management personnel will also arrange dedicated personnel to be on duty to maintain transaction order and ensure stable supply of agricultural products, "said Zhang Yuelin. According to the latest data on February 6th, the inventory of meat, edible oil, vegetables, eggs, and grain in 200 large-scale agricultural wholesale markets across the country has increased compared to early January. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that with the increase in the number of "transporting vegetables from the south to the north", the market for facility vegetables in the north is gradually increasing, and the ability to guarantee vegetable supply will continue to strengthen. The annual commodity economy will drive the consumption boom of agricultural products. Chen Bangxun stated that in the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will continue to focus on production and supply, strictly supervise quality, strengthen production and sales coordination, improve the cross regional linkage and supply guarantee mechanism of "vegetable basket" products, and enable more high-quality agricultural products to be placed on the dining tables of the people. (New Society)