Hanoi ensures sufficient goods for Tet holiday.

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Anticipating a 3% to 20% increase in consumer spending during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in 2026, Hanoi has implemented a comprehensive set of solutions to ensure the supply of essential goods and services for its residents.

The city has requested businesses to prepare ample supplies of goods, stabilize prices, and strengthen market inspections to prevent shortages and price violations.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade announced that, in preparation for the New Year and Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse 2026), it has advised on the issuance of plans to stabilize the market, stimulate consumer demand, implement concentrated promotional programs, and ensure food safety.

To date, 19 businesses from Hanoi and several other provinces have participated in the price stabilization program, supplying goods through approximately 10,700 sales points, including 131 supermarkets, more than 6,000 general and specialized stores, and 245 sales points in markets.

The volume of essential goods needed for Tet (Lunar New Year) is based on the demand for the three months before, during, and after Tet. Estimated needs include approximately 301,000 tons of rice; 60,000 tons of pork; 20,000 tons of chicken and duck; 401 million eggs; 334,000 tons of vegetables; and over 16,000 tons of seafood. Businesses are instructed to increase their reserves by 10-20% compared to a normal month to ensure supply...

In addition, the city maintains 170 safe agricultural production-consumption chains, 1,327 safe food supply chains, and more than 3,400 certified OCOP products, contributing to an increased supply of quality food.

In particular, in 2025, the Department of Industry and Trade coordinated with localities to organize approximately 30 trade promotion events, including fairs, exhibitions, and fruit and agricultural product weeks, aiming to bring goods from various regions to serve consumer needs in the capital city. More than 4,000 regional specialties and 3,463 OCOP products from Hanoi have been connected to the distribution system.

On the distribution and retail side, although there are still more than two months until the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, many large distribution systems have already activated their plans to prepare goods. According to representatives of several retailers, the Gregorian New Year and the Lunar New Year 2026 are more than a month apart, creating enough time to prevent consumer demand from becoming as concentrated as in previous years.

Source: https://vtv.vn/ha-noi-bao-dam-du-hang-hoa-dip-tet-100251216152948206.htm