Local measures help stabilize prices

Vendors pack onions at a wholesale market in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Nov 25. To stabilize commodity prices, the city government has enacted eight measures, including enhancing the market monitoring system, increasing temporary price subsidies and cutting the logistics costs of vegetables and meat. The city's commodity prices have been falling since mid-November, with the price of ginger, garlic and mung bean dropping quickly. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

A vendor unloads cabbage from a truck at a wholesale market in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Nov 25. To stabilize commodity prices, the city government has enacted eight measures, including enhancing the market monitoring system, increasing temporary price subsidies and cutting the logistics costs of vegetables and meat. The city's commodity prices have been falling since mid-November, with the price of ginger, garlic and mung bean dropping quickly. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]