Can the supply of salt be guaranteed during the epidemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia?

National Development and Reform Commission:

Currently, Hubei reserves 96,000 tons of various types of salt, including 56,500 tons of small packaged salt and 39,500 tons of packaged salt of other specifications. Even without considering the continued transportation arrangements from other places and local Production capacity, reserves alone can meet the needs of local residents for more than five months. At present, the national government reserve of salt is about 788,000 tons, and the social responsibility reserve of production and distribution enterprises is about 1.006 million tons, which can meet the national sales volume for two months.

National Development and Reform Commission: Effectively guarantee the stable and orderly supply of salt in key epidemic areas

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 31 (Reporter An Bei) The National Development and Reform Commission stated on the 31st that the new coronavirus Since the outbreak of viral pneumonia, in order to ensure the supply of salt across the country, especially in key areas, the National Development and Reform Commission has strengthened communication and coordination with relevant enterprises to ensure a stable and orderly supply of salt in key epidemic areas and to ensure the normal and basic life of the people.

According to reports, the Hubei Salt Industry Group Company has established a salt emergency supply joint command center to fully guarantee the supply of salt and strengthen the statistics and targeted delivery of salt reserves and corporate inventories. Hubei currently reserves 96,000 tons of various types of salt, including 56,500 tons of small packaged salt and 39,500 tons of packaged salt of other specifications. Even without considering the continued transportation arrangements from other places and local production capacity, the reserve alone can meet the needs of local residents for more than 5 months. quantity. At the same time, China National Salt Group has focused on arranging salt production enterprises in Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hebei and other places to ensure supply and linkage to Hubei to unconditionally meet the salt material needs in Hubei Province. China Salt Group has strengthened distribution guarantees and has transported more than 1,000 tons of salt to Wuhan before Wuhan traffic control on January 23. At the same time, it negotiated with the local government to open a "green channel" for salt transportation and identified 24 emergency supplies transportation vehicles to ensure that Wuhan and Hubei Salt demand in provincial epidemic areas.

According to statistics from relevant departments, the current government reserves of salt nationwide are about 788,000 tons, and the social responsibility reserves of production and distribution enterprises are about 1.006 million tons, which can meet the national sales volume for two months. Relevant salt production enterprises have fully launched production and can continue to effectively ensure a stable supply of salt across the country.