Vegetables for sale

On the morning of October 28, the river water level in the city area tended to decrease, however the flooded area was still very large. In many dry places such as Ben Ngu market bridge area, Truong An area and some other accessible places, people still took the opportunity to go to the market and buy and sell necessities.

According to the survey, the products are not as diverse as usual, but still basically meet the needs of the people. Preserved dried foods such as dried fish, dried shrimp and fish sauces are sold quite a lot and the price has not increased compared to before.

There are many types of fish sauce and pickled vegetables for sale.

Fresh meat products such as duck, chicken, pork... still ensure the price increase of about 10% compared to normal days. In particular, green vegetable products increased in price by more than 15%, the products are not diverse, mainly water spinach, radish, squash, squash... Specifically, water spinach costs 20-25 thousand VND/bunch; cabbage, Chinese cabbage about 40,000 VND/1kg, tomatoes about 50,000 VND/1kg... Products that can be preserved for a long time such as: pumpkin, squash, squash, potatoes... are chosen by many people to buy.

Seafood products are also affected, with shortages, especially of sea fish. Essential goods such as rice, instant noodles, drinks, candy, milk... are still quite abundant.

Ms. Trinh Thi Thu, a resident of Bau Va area, Thuy Xuan ward, said that her house was not flooded but the power was out so she could not cook. To ensure meals for her family, this morning she took the opportunity to run around to buy some instant foods that do not require processing such as noodles, sausages, canned meat. Luckily, the market and grocery stores were still open so she was able to buy a few necessary things.

Fresh meat products are still available.

Due to flooding, many households lost electricity and gas, so instant and processed foods became the preferred choice. Grocery stores and mini supermarkets in high places recorded a significant increase in the number of customers buying these items compared to normal days.

A vendor at Ben Ngu market said that his house is on high ground and is not flooded, so he still takes advantage of the opportunity to bring his goods to the market to sell. Despite the floods, his goods sell very well. The products he sells are all homegrown, so he tries not to increase the prices so as not to put pressure on customers during difficult times like now.

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The City People's Committee has a plan to reserve goods for natural disaster, flood and storm prevention in 2025, including: 4,000 5kg bags of rice; 4,000 boxes of instant noodles; 2,000 units of dry food; 100,000 bottles of 500ml bottled drinking water. Enterprises with petroleum business activities proactively prepare reserves, ensuring stable and continuous supply when there are forecasts of natural disasters, floods and storms and throughout the rainy and stormy season. At the same time, the People's Committees of communes and wards have proactively selected appropriate methods of reserve, time of reserve, and time of reserve in the management area.

Hoang Anh

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