Nghe An has no scene of rushing to buy food to stockpile before storm number 3

On the morning of September 6, along with press updates about storm number 3 (super typhoon Yagi), social networks also flooded with images of people rushing to buy food to stock up before the storm in some northern provinces.

In Nghe An, according to a reporter's survey, this morning (September 6), the traditional markets were still open as usual, with abundant goods and stable prices. It was noted that people went to the market earlier and in larger numbers than the previous days. At 9am, in some markets such as Quan Lau market and Coi market, pork was out of stock because traders had proactively imported less goods.

Ms. Giang Chau, a pork trader at Quan Lau market, said: “Last night the wind was strong, and this morning I thought it would rain heavily so I didn’t dare to buy much. Normally I would buy 50 kg of meat to sell all day, but today I only dared to buy 20 kg because I was afraid that if the storm hit, I would have to close the market and lose sales. I didn’t expect it to only rain lightly, and there were still many people going to the market so the goods sold out quickly.”

At 9am, pork traders at Coi market also packed up their things, cleaned their shelves and stalls to close the market because they had sold out. According to traders, partly because they were worried that the storm would come early and it would rain heavily, so they would only get a small amount of goods (only 40-50% of normal days); partly because they were afraid of the rain and wind, and that there would be no buyers at the market, so they were afraid that they would not sell their goods quickly.

In addition, fearing the storm and heavy rain, people also bought more meat than usual. Ms. Pham Thi Sen, a housewife, said: "On sunny days, I go to the market every morning to buy enough fresh food for the day. When the storm comes, it will definitely rain, so I buy a little more food so I don't have to go to the market, but I don't buy too much to store."

To proactively prevent and combat storm No. 3, Nghe An has issued a sea ban, and in the coming days, ships will not go out to sea to fish; however, at present, in the traditional markets, shrimp, fish, fresh squid, grilled fish, steamed squid, frozen seafood, etc. are very abundant. According to records, on the morning of September 6, the purchasing power of these items increased slightly but prices were stable, with no competition for purchase.

“Despite heavy rain since early morning, no fresh food vendors at Hung Dung market closed their doors this morning. Business and trading activities are operating normally,” said Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Deputy Manager of Hung Dung Market (Vinh City).

Because it was raining and it was not a weekend, the supermarkets were quite deserted; the food stalls were full of goods. There was absolutely no scene of people rushing to buy food, with empty shelves like in other localities.

Mr. Tran An Khang - Director of the supermarket on Quang Trung Street said: "The amount of goods at the supermarket is abundant, from livestock meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables are diverse and abundant, meeting consumer needs. At the supermarket, there is no scene of jostling to buy food like other places."

Essential goods such as cooking oil, instant noodles, rice, etc. have not seen much change in the number of buyers. As for green vegetables - the item that usually increases in price during the rainy season - this morning, they are still abundant and the price has not increased.

Thanh Phuc