Wang Cun, an inspector of the province’s Department of Commerce, said the province has stocks of 320,000 tons of rice, 180,000 tons of flour and 390,000 tons of cooking oil, enough to meet the market needs for a period of time.

Data also showed the five key farmer's markets in the province got replenished with 199,464 tons of vegetables since July 23. They provided about 200,218 tons of vegetables a day to the market and now had a stock of 154,872 tons. Compared with the same period last year, there are little changes to the daily replenishment, shipping and stock volume.

Nanjing has also designated 56 key enterprises, 96 supply stations, and 45 key catering companies to help ensure the supply of daily necessities. From July 21 to August 2, Nanjing Agricultural and Sideline Products Logistics Center received 3,571 tons of vegetables per day, 438 tons higher than before the pandemic. The average daily supply of pork from 14 key enterprises was 421 tons, slightly lower than the supply before the epidemic, which was 428 tons.

Data of Yangzhou Yangshou Liangyi Agricultural and Sideline Products wholesale market also showed the average price for 31 food varieties was 5.88 yuan per kilogram, down 1.84% from the past month and up 36.74% from the previous year. The city’s main supermarkets and retail complexes have pledged to keep the prices stable, said Wang.