Do not let goods become scarce or prices increase unreasonably.

(Chinhphu.vn) - In natural disaster situations, acts of taking advantage to speculate, hoard goods, and unreasonably increase prices of food, construction materials, etc. will be strictly handled.

In natural disaster situations, acts of taking advantage to speculate, hoard goods, and unreasonably increase prices of food, construction materials, etc. will be strictly handled - Illustrative photo

The Department of Domestic Market Management and Development ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) has just issued an urgent dispatch to the Departments of Industry and Trade of the following provinces and cities: Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai and Gia Lai requesting urgent response to storm No. 5, ensuring the supply of essential goods, and preventing shortages or unreasonable price increases.

Accordingly, implementing the Official Dispatch No. 6387/CD-BCT and Official Dispatch No. 6389/CD-BCT dated August 24, 2025 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on urgently deploying emergency response to storm No. 5, the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development requested the Departments of Industry and Trade of the above provinces and cities to focus on directing drastic, timely and effective direction on flood prevention and response. In particular, units must urgently deploy many key tasks to ensure the supply of goods, food and foodstuffs to serve the people, especially in areas at risk of being cut off and isolated due to storms and storm circulation.

The Department also requested the Department of Industry and Trade to urge businesses, supermarkets, and petroleum traders in the area to proactively supply goods and reserve food, beverages, gasoline, roofing sheets, steel sheets, etc. At the same time, coordinate with the supermarket system to transfer goods from neighboring localities to points of sale affected by the storm, avoiding shortages. Units must also clearly define the list, quantity, preservation, transportation and distribution methods to be ready to bring goods to the market when natural disasters isolate the area.

The Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities directs market management forces to regularly monitor developments, strengthen supervision, inspection and control of the market. The goal is to promptly detect and strictly handle violations, especially for essential goods. In natural disaster situations, acts of taking advantage of the situation to speculate, hoard goods, and unreasonably increase prices of food, foodstuffs, construction materials, etc. will be strictly handled.

Localities need to proactively implement the "4 on-site" motto, regularly check and grasp the situation of storms and floods, and at the same time organize timely sales (in safe conditions) to serve the people. Departments must also maintain updating and reporting on the situation of supply and demand, prices, and distribution networks to ensure smooth information.

Anh Tho

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