Shanghai Baogong: Is it still difficult to buy food? How to stabilize prices? How to manage gift packages?

After the outbreak of the epidemic in Shanghai, the supply of daily necessities has affected thousands of households. It is the foundation and key to winning the battle of epidemic prevention and control, and it is also an area where citizens’ opinions are concentrated.

It is very difficult and challenging to ensure the supply of daily necessities for 25 million residents under the conditions of lockdown management. How to keep prices stable while allowing citizens to buy them? How to ensure the quality of the guaranteed supply package purchased by the government? How to distribute aid supplies to Shanghai from brother provinces as soon as possible? ... Focusing on the five hot topics in the work of ensuring supply in megacities for more than a month, the reporter interviewed residents, street communities and relevant regulatory authorities.

Has the "difficulty in buying groceries" been alleviated?

“With the epidemic under control, vegetables are now easier to buy than before. Especially after the market channels are gradually liberalized, you can shop around. Some time ago, we bought jade mushroom melons in a group, and someone initially quoted 10 pounds. 100 yuan, and then we found a store that sold it for 65 yuan for 10 pounds and recommended it to other communities," said Zheng Yan, director of the Property Committee of Urban Classic Mingzhu Community in Zhangjiang Town, Pudong New District, Shanghai.

In addition to community group buying, in Putuo, the central urban area where social aspects are basically cleared, some prevention areas such as Wanli Street have adopted the "Five Ones" new policy of one household, one person, one certificate, one day, one time, allowing citizens to Go out of the community and go to designated supermarkets and pharmacies for shopping. Yin Tianyu, deputy secretary of the Wanli Street Party Working Committee, said that although "limited personnel, limited areas, and limited activities" are required, the city's fireworks are returning.

Statistics show that as of May 3, 58 large warehouses on Shanghai’s major e-commerce platforms have resumed operations, with an opening rate of 82.8; 863 front-end warehouses on e-commerce platforms have resumed operations, with an opening rate of 82.8%. 73.4. In terms of offline outlets, the total number of Shanghai supermarket stores is 1,172, with an operating rate of 72.9, of which 147 have resumed offline operations and 1,025 have resumed online operations.

Information from the daily supplies support class of the Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group shows that as the situation in all aspects of circulation improves, hotline complaints from Shanghai residents about "difficulty buying groceries" have dropped to the peak point About one-tenth of that.

“The biggest difficulty in ensuring supply in Shanghai was to ensure smooth supply when some warehouses were closed due to the epidemic and the communities where many employees worked were sealed off.” Liu, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce Min said. Firstly, Shanghai has a large population base, which makes it more difficult to ensure supply. Secondly, community transmission has already occurred during the lockdown. It is necessary to ensure smooth logistics and prevent employees from being infected. We can only try our best to find a solution to the "dilemma".

As the problem of "difficulty buying groceries" gradually eases, new challenges are also emerging. "On the basis of basic daily necessities, residents now have 'upgraded' consumption needs. For example, many people in our community buy cold drinks, cakes, etc. in groups, which brings certain hidden dangers to epidemic prevention." Zheng Yan said, in this regard, the community committee The first meeting called on everyone to refrain from consumption as much as possible while the epidemic is not over yet. The second is to require merchants to produce food business licenses, health licenses, epidemic prevention passes, supply guarantee company certificates and other materials, and properties must also strictly implement disinfection procedures.

How can the prices of daily necessities be stabilized?

To ensure supply, we need to be able to buy it while also stabilizing prices. As the epidemic situation in Shanghai stabilizes and improves, the focus of ensuring supply has gradually shifted from "difficulty in buying vegetables" to aspects such as price and quality.

“Due to poor logistics and the impact on the entire supply, prices were indeed not cheap at the beginning. Now the price of vegetables has dropped a lot.” Xu Jing, who lives in a community in Jiading, Shanghai, sent several group buying price lists to reporters. . Taking April 30 as an example, random 9-jin packages of vegetables sell for 60 yuan, and random 5-jin packages of pork sell for 105 yuan. "Compared with the 5kg 68 yuan vegetable bag bought on April 9, it is indeed much cheaper, and the major platforms are not as 'crowded' as they were initially."

The reporter's investigation found that there are currently many in Shanghai The group buying price of vegetables in the community has stabilized, falling from the average price of 10 to 15 yuan per catty in early April to the current 6 to 8 yuan per catty.

However, many netizens found that the phenomenon of high prices still exists partially.

For example, the reporter saw in a store on an e-commerce platform on the 2nd that "about 4 pounds of fresh leg meat with skin shipped in the afternoon" was priced at 158 ??yuan, which was significantly higher than the market price before the epidemic. Another store sells "Whole Wheat Toast" (2 kilograms) for 388 yuan. The product description reads: "The delivery fee is so expensive now that no one will take the order if I don't tip the guy to the top."

“Cracking down on price violations is currently a key task of the market supervision department.” Peng Wenhao, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision, said that as early as March 25 this year, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Market Supervision, together with the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, formulated the "About the Epidemic" Guiding Opinions on Determining Illegal Price Gouging During the Prevention and Control Period, which clearly stipulates that the purchase-sales price difference rate during the epidemic period should not be higher than the highest purchase-sales price difference rate in the 7 days before March 19, 2022 (inclusive), otherwise it is considered price gouging. Price violations.

As of May 2, the Shanghai Municipal Government has investigated and dealt with 443 cases of price violations, mainly focusing on three categories: price gouging, price fraud, and violation of explicit price regulations. In some cases, the price difference between purchase and sale of many operators exceeded 100, with the highest exceeding 400. For example, Shanghai Huaqian Pharmacy sold an alcohol disinfectant through an online platform without significant changes in purchase costs. The purchase price was 6.8 yuan and the selling price was 39.9 yuan. The price difference between purchase and sale reached 486.8.

Peng Wenhao told reporters that the current price supervision guidance only clarifies the illegal identification standards for price increases of grains, oils, meat, eggs, milk and vegetables necessary for citizens' daily lives, as well as masks, disinfectants and other epidemic prevention materials. The reporter learned from interviews that as the lockdown period lengthens, citizens’ demand for tobacco, alcohol, beverages and other improvements has gradually increased. In addition to regulating price fraud and other aspects of illegal price behavior on these commodities, relevant departments need to further explore how to strengthen supervision under the premise of administration according to law.

How to control the quality of guaranteed supply gift packages?

During the epidemic, in order to ensure the basic living needs of residents, in addition to community group purchases, various districts in Shanghai also distributed multiple batches of free gift packages of daily support materials to residents. During the distribution process, some gift packages were passed off as inferior, or products from companies that had been subject to administrative penalties many times were selected, which resulted in complaints from residents.

Following the previous investigations into Meilong’s problematic pork and Minhang Hongqiao’s “Longren Vermicelli” gift packs, residents in Caojiadu Street, Jing’an District, Shanghai recently complained that the cold meat distributed by the street was dried milk meat. , there is a peculiar smell. Some chilled chicken packaging bags do not have a production date marked on them. After receiving the complaint, Caojiadu Street stopped the distribution of this batch of materials and apologized to the residents. Jing'an District Public Security, market supervision and other departments also simultaneously intervened in the investigation.

In fact, after the Meilong pork case, the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision stated that it would carry out special supervision and inspections on the procurement and distribution of guaranteed supplies, and strictly investigate the corruption of "big gift packages". As of April 30 108 relevant clues have been verified today. The Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission stated that the commercial departments of each district have implemented upgraded management of guaranteed supply gift packages of daily necessities, strengthened the review of supplier qualifications, and checked the varieties of guaranteed supply gift packages.

How to strengthen supervision on the quality of guaranteed gift packages? The reporter learned from interviews that Shanghai has required all districts to adhere to the principle of quality first when distributing supplies to ensure supplies, and implement "quality-based veto" for supply guarantee work. At the same time, the docking mechanism between the commercial department and the market supervision department will be further improved to achieve coordinated management. When making specific purchases, try to choose branded products, leave a mechanical interface for residents to return and exchange goods during distribution, and ensure the procurement management of gift packages reaches the final supplier.

In addition to quality issues, the batches and contents of gift packs distributed in various districts in Shanghai vary greatly, which has also attracted the attention of some netizens.

The reporter learned from the interview that in terms of issuing supply guarantee gift packs, the task of each district in Shanghai is to ensure the basics and the bottom line, and distribute them in accordance with the principle of "covering all people in the region and not leaving out any person in the actual population". Due to the different actual situations and different suppliers in each district, there is no "one-size-fits-all" provision for gift packages in each district, and each district government shall bear the overall responsibility.

“As of May 1, our street general secretary has distributed five rounds of supply-guaranteed gift packages, including grain, oil and vegetables, as well as daily necessities such as shampoo and toilet paper.

We have also strengthened the protection of key groups such as the elderly living alone and the disabled, and distributed three additional batches of supplies to them on the basis of the five rounds of gift packages. " said a street cadre in Putuo District, Shanghai.

How to optimize and adjust the guaranteed supply list?

During the epidemic, in order to ensure that some daily material supply companies can operate normally, transport vehicles can operate normally. Generally speaking, employees can enter and exit sealed off communities and hotels where people live together normally. The Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group's Special Supply Team will issue the "Shanghai Epidemic Prevention and Control Living Materials Guarantee Enterprise Certificate" to enterprises that meet the prevention and control conditions.

Public information shows that starting from Sinopharm, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, Bailian Group, and Guangming Group, which have obtained the first batch of supply guarantee enterprise certificates, the list of Shanghai supply guarantee enterprises has continued to expand, and now has included more than 1,400 companies, covering supermarkets and commerce. , e-commerce platforms, staple food and other categories, including large enterprises such as JD.com, Hema, and Ele.me, as well as many small and micro enterprises with registered capital and paid-in capital of less than 1 million yuan.

Some people question why small and micro enterprises can be included in the list of guaranteed enterprises. Reporters found that some of the small and micro enterprises included in the list are public welfare organizations that provide meal assistance services for the elderly, and some are medical staff at the Shanghai Public Health Center. The canteens that solve the problem of daily necessities. These "sparrow-like" market entities are also an effective force in ensuring supply.

"Supply guarantor companies prove that they are not legal guarantees for enterprises to provide daily necessities for various districts." The list is dynamically managed. Once a supply guarantee company violates relevant commitments or is investigated and punished by the market supervision department, it will be firmly removed from the list. "said Liu Min, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce.

It needs to be emphasized that the issuance of "certificates for supply guarantee enterprises" is an emergency measure taken in emergency situations in accordance with relevant notices. At present, Shanghai is strictly On the basis of epidemic prevention, commercial enterprises are being promoted to resume work and market in batches and steps. As the vitality of the business system recovers, the "Enterprise Supply Guarantee Certificate" will also complete its mission and gradually withdraw.

How to distribute and manage supplies in Shanghai?

In the gift packages of daily necessities issued by each district, you can see supplies with local characteristics to aid Shanghai, such as Guizhou’s dried bean curd and Guangxi’s snail noodles and sea duck eggs. The beef, mutton, grains, rice and milk from Northeast China... are all filled with warmth and care.

“The roasted sea duck eggs are also delicious! "The entire community has been 'opening blind boxes' all day today!" "On various social platforms, Shanghai citizens use such conversations to express their gratitude.

But at the same time, there has also been some chaos in the distribution and management of aid supplies to Shanghai. Recently, some netizens reported that Materials donated by Yunnan Province in Baoshan District, Shanghai were resold to a community on Linfen Road in Jing'an District. The Baoshan District Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission subsequently announced that Zhang Xisheng, the person in charge of the Shanghai Xinjiang Internal Combustion Engine Factory Apartment, embezzled government epidemic prevention supplies and is currently under investigation. The incident reflects that some streets have loopholes in the distribution and management of donated materials, which provides opportunities for criminals.

In addition, some streets and neighborhood committees have not distributed vegetables in a timely manner due to aid supplies to Shanghai. Relevant departments have taken serious accountability for the deterioration.

Statistics from the Shanghai Cooperation and Exchange Office show that as of April 27, Shanghai has received 29,177 tons of living supplies from brother provinces. For these aid supplies to Shanghai, the Shanghai Supply Guarantee Team has formulated allocation management methods and a "Five Ones" list, including an information list, a sending and receiving list, a certificate list, a thank you list, and a guarantee list. The materials are registered and strictly managed one by one. .

Compared with a population of 25 million, it is impossible for every household to receive nearly 30,000 tons of aid materials. According to the measures, the aid materials are mainly used for the attention of various districts. Key groups, streets and towns that have been under lockdown for a long time, and frontline staff of medical treatment teams, etc.

Liu Min said that in order to improve the efficiency of the distribution of aid supplies to Shanghai, the special work team has explored and promoted two models: The first is the small-portion packaging model. Communicate with aid units from other provinces and cities in advance to package the aid supplies in small portions for direct distribution. The second is the direct distribution model. Explore the direct delivery of aid materials vehicles to receiving points in various districts and towns to reduce intermediate loading and unloading. link, so that supplies can be delivered to residential areas as soon as possible.