Notice of the General Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province on Printing and Distributing the Emergency Plan for Food in Hunan Province
Notice of the General Office of the People’s Government of Hunan Province on Printing and Distributing the Emergency Plan for Food in Hunan Province
Xiang Zheng Ban Fa [2023] No.58
The people’s governments of cities, counties and cities, the provincial government departments and commissions, and the directly affiliated institutions:
"Hunan Province Food Emergency Plan" has been agreed by the provincial people’s government and is hereby issued to you, please conscientiously implement it according to the actual situation.
General Office of Hunan Provincial People’s Government
December 28, 2023
(This piece is made public voluntarily)
Emergency plan for grain in Hunan Province
Catalogue
1. General rules
1.1 Purpose of compilation
1.2 Compilation basis
1.3 Scope of application
1.4 working principles
2. Emergency command mechanism and responsibilities
2.1 Emergency command mechanism
2.2 Responsibilities of member units of emergency work command mechanism
3. Monitoring and early warning
3.1 Market monitoring and early warning
3.2 Information report
4. Emergency response and disposal
4.1 emergency classification and response
4.2 Disposal measures
4.3 information release
4.4 Response Adjustment and Termination
5. Recovery and reconstruction
5.1 Summary evaluation
5.2 Emergency funds and liquidation
5.3 Emergency compensation, subsidies and pensions
5.4 Emergency response capability recovery
6. Emergency support
6.1 grain emergency reserve
6.2 emergency food security channels
6.3 Strengthen regional emergency support capacity building.
6.4 Information Guarantee
6.5 Publicity, training and drills
7. supplementary provisions
7.1 rewards and punishments and responsibilities
7.2 The meanings of above and below
7.3 Interpretation and update of the plan
7.4 Plan implementation
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Classification description of triggering food emergency state
1. General rules
1.1 Purpose of compilation
Guide and standardize the province’s food emergency disposal work, improve the ability of risk prevention and emergency support in the field of food security, effectively monitor and control the abnormal fluctuation of the food market in the province, ensure the stable supply of the food market, maintain the basic stability of the food market price, and maintain normal social order.
1.2 Compilation basis
People’s Republic of China (PRC) Emergency Response Law, Regulations on Grain Circulation Management, National Grain Emergency Plan, Measures for Implementing People’s Republic of China (PRC) Emergency Response Law in Hunan Province, Overall Emergency Plan for Emergencies in Hunan Province and other laws, regulations and relevant provisions.
1.3 Scope of application
This plan is applicable to the emergency situation of grain within the administrative region of this province, and the response to the procurement, storage, allocation, processing, transportation, supply, import and export of raw grain and finished grain (including edible oil, the same below).
The emergency state of grain mentioned in this plan refers to the sudden change in the relationship between grain supply and demand caused by natural disasters, accidents, public health incidents, social security incidents and special circumstances, and the sharp fluctuations in the grain market such as out of stock, supply interruption, sharp price increase, and mass concentrated snapping up in a large area.
1.4 working principles
(1) People-oriented, bottom line thinking. Firmly establish the people-centered development idea, take ensuring food security and emergency supply as the primary task, strengthen the construction of food emergency security system, and ensure that it is "available, adjusted quickly and used" at critical moments.
(2) Unified leadership and graded responsibility. Under the unified leadership of the Party Committee, according to the arrangements of the government, all localities implement the responsibility of the party and the government, and take responsibility for different levels of food emergency work according to the food affairs.
(3) Scientific monitoring, giving priority to prevention. It is necessary to raise the awareness of preventing emergencies, strengthen the tracking and monitoring of the grain market, strengthen the prevention and resolution of risks, make timely predictions of precursors, make preparations in advance, and nip in the bud.
(4) Timely response and efficient disposal. When there is a food emergency, we should respond immediately, report the relevant situation in time, and take corresponding measures quickly to ensure that the emergency response is quick and decisive and effective.
2. Emergency command mechanism and responsibilities
2.1 Emergency command mechanism
When there is a major food emergency in the province, a command mechanism for food emergency work in Hunan Province is established with the approval of the provincial people’s government, and work is carried out under the leadership of the provincial emergency rescue headquarters. The deputy governor of the provincial people’s government is the overall person in charge, and the deputy secretary-general of the provincial people’s government, the director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and the director of the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau are the responsible persons. Hunan Bureau of State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Transportation, Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Provincial Department of Commerce, Provincial Emergency Department, Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, Hunan Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics, Information Office of Provincial People’s Government, Hunan Branch of China Agricultural Development Bank, Hunan Branch of China Grain Reserve Management Group Co., Ltd. and Changsha Railway Office of China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. are members.
The office of the provincial food emergency command mechanism is located in the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau, and the director of the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau is also the person in charge of the office.
The people’s governments of cities, prefectures, counties and urban areas shall establish a food emergency work mechanism. When there is a corresponding food emergency state within their respective jurisdictions, they shall quickly set up a food emergency work command mechanism to be responsible for leading, organizing and directing the food emergency work within their respective administrative areas, establish and improve the food market monitoring and early warning system and the responsibility system for food emergency prevention and handling, timely and truthfully report information, arrange necessary funds, ensure the normal work of food emergency disposal, and, if necessary, submit it to the competent authorities to take price intervention measures according to law. When there is a food emergency in this area, we must first start the food emergency response at the same level. If the food emergency situation in this area is upgraded, it can be submitted to the people’s government at a higher level for support. After the superior food emergency response is started, it will be deployed in accordance with the superior food emergency command mechanism to complete various emergency tasks.
2.2 Responsibilities of member units of emergency work command mechanism
The Provincial Development and Reform Commission is responsible for the comprehensive coordination of food emergency work, the regulation of grain market and grain reserves, and the proposal for the use of provincial grain reserves (including provincial reserve oil, the same below) to the provincial people’s government; Responsible for monitoring the market price of grain, in case of emergency, with the consent of the provincial people’s government, take the lead in setting the maximum price of grain sales or take other price intervention measures to keep the market price stable according to the provisions of the Price Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau is responsible for monitoring the market grain situation; In conjunction with relevant provincial departments (units), improve the management and utilization mechanism of provincial grain reserves, and timely put forward suggestions on the utilization of provincial grain reserves; Responsible for the organization, processing, transportation and supply of emergency grain sources, and implement the management of the highest and lowest inventory.
Hunan Bureau of the State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau is responsible for the implementation of the central grain reserve emergency support work within its jurisdiction, and coordinating the national reserve warehouse, special railway lines and other resources to serve the regional food emergency work.
The provincial public security department is responsible for maintaining the public order of the food supply places and ensuring the smooth road traffic of the grain emergency convoy; Cooperate with relevant departments (units) to crack down on illegal and criminal activities that disrupt the grain market order in a timely manner.
The Provincial Department of Finance is responsible for the financial support for the food emergency work at the provincial level.
The Provincial Department of Transportation is responsible for the road traffic management of food emergency work.
The Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is responsible for solving the emergency shortage of food production.
The Provincial Department of Commerce is responsible for coordinating the import and export of emergency food with the Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
The Provincial Emergency Department participates in the food emergency work in the whole province.
The Provincial Market Supervision Bureau is responsible for the quality and safety supervision and management of food entering food production and processing units and food processed products entering food business units, and investigating and handling violations of relevant laws and regulations on food safety according to law; Responsible for cracking down on trademark infringement, illegal advertising, unfair competition and monopoly in food business activities according to law; Carry out price supervision and inspection, investigate and deal with price violations according to law, and maintain market price stability; Cooperate with relevant departments to investigate and deal with unlicensed operation in food business activities.
Hunan Investigation Corps of National Bureau of Statistics is responsible for statistical monitoring of grain production in the whole province.
The information office of the provincial people’s government is responsible for the information release and public opinion guidance of food emergencies.
China Agricultural Development Bank Hunan Branch is responsible for the implementation of loans for purchasing, storing, processing, allocating and supplying emergency food.
Hunan Branch of China Grain Reserve Management Group Co., Ltd. is responsible for reporting and implementing the central grain reserves and other central grain utilization plans in Hunan.
Changsha Railway Office of China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. is responsible for the railway transportation of grain emergency work.
3. Monitoring and early warning
3.1 Market monitoring and early warning
The Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau shall, jointly with the relevant departments (units) of the province, establish and improve the monitoring and early warning system of grain supply and demand and market price in the whole province, strengthen the monitoring and early warning analysis of grain market supply and demand and price situation, keep abreast of the dynamic changes of grain market supply and demand and price, and timely submit information on production, inventory, circulation, consumption, price and quality of major grain varieties, so as to provide a basis for formulating grain production, circulation and consumption policies.
Relevant departments (units) of cities, prefectures, counties and cities should strengthen real-time monitoring and analysis of grain production, demand, inventory, price and grain market dynamics within their respective jurisdictions, and timely submit market monitoring as required. In particular, it is necessary to strengthen the tracking and monitoring of major natural disasters and other emergencies, report in time when there is an emergency, and do a good job in dealing with it in advance to control the development of the situation.
3.2 Information report
The Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau and the Provincial Department of Commerce shall establish and improve the emergency reporting system for abnormal fluctuations in the provincial grain market. When the grain market fluctuates abnormally, the departments of development and reform, grain and commerce of cities, counties and cities should immediately investigate and verify, report the incident to the local people’s government and the higher authorities (units) in a timely manner, and notify the relevant departments (units). In the event of a major food emergency, the municipal people’s government shall report to the provincial people’s government within 2 hours.
4. Emergency response and disposal
4.1 emergency classification and response
According to the scope and degree of its influence, the emergency state of grain is divided into four levels: general emergency state (IV), major emergency state (III), major emergency state (II) and particularly major emergency state (I).
4.1.1 General emergency state (Grade IV):Refers to the food emergency in the administrative area of a county (excluding the main urban area where the municipal people’s government is located), and the situation that the county people’s government thinks it is necessary to treat it as a general emergency.
When there is a general state of food emergency, the county and city development and reform or the administrative department of food and reserves shall put forward suggestions and report to the people’s government at the same level for approval to start the level IV emergency response, and the county and city shall co-ordinate the implementation of the level IV emergency response and disposal measures, and the county and city people’s governments shall promptly report to the local city and state people’s governments.
4.1.2 Major emergency state (Grade III):Refers to a state of food emergency in two or more counties and cities in a city or in the main city where the people’s government of a city is located, and the situation that the people’s government of a city thinks it is necessary to treat it with a greater emergency.
When there is a major food emergency, the municipal development and reform or the administrative department of food and reserves shall put forward suggestions, report to the people’s government at the same level for approval to start the level III emergency response, and the municipal people’s government shall co-ordinate the implementation of the level III emergency response and disposal measures, and the municipal people’s government shall report the relevant situation to the provincial people’s government in a timely manner.
4.1.3 Major emergency state (Grade II):It refers to the situation that there is a major food emergency in two or more cities or provincial capitals, or it is beyond the disposal capacity of the people’s governments of cities and prefectures, and the provincial people’s government believes that it is necessary to treat it with a major emergency.
When a major food emergency occurs, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission or the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau shall report to the provincial people’s government for approval to start the level II emergency response, and co-ordinate the implementation of the level II emergency response and disposal measures. The provincial people’s government timely report the relevant situation to the State Council, and send a copy to the relevant ministries and commissions. The report mainly includes the following contents:
(1) the variety, quantity, quality, inventory cost and sales price of the provincial grain reserves;
(2) the use of provincial grain reserves funding arrangements, sources of subsidies;
(3) arrangements for the use of provincial grain reserves and transportation guarantee, such as physical allocation, processing and supply, market sales, low-price supply or free distribution, and specific measures to ensure transportation;
(4) Other supporting measures.
4.1.4 Extraordinary major emergency state (Grade I): generally speaking, it refers to the situation that two or more provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government have food emergency state, which is specifically determined according to the standards stipulated in the National Food Emergency Plan.
When a particularly serious food emergency occurs, all food emergency work will be carried out under the unified command and deployment of the national food emergency work command mechanism.
4.2 Disposal measures
4.2.1 In case of general food emergencies (level IV emergency response), the county and urban food emergency work command mechanism shall co-ordinate the implementation of level IV emergency response, and one or more of the following measures may be taken according to specific circumstances:
(1) The command mechanism of food emergency work in counties and cities held a consultation meeting, with the participation of relevant members of the command mechanism, made arrangements for food emergency work, and quickly took countermeasures;
(2) Correctly guide public opinion, stabilize social psychological expectations and prevent the emergence and spread of panic;
(3) according to the emergency situation in the grain market, increase market supply, stabilize food prices and ensure supply;
(4) When necessary, first use the county’s urban corporate social responsibility reserve, and if it is insufficient, report it to the people’s government at the same level for approval to use the county’s urban grain reserves;
(5) according to the needs, according to the requisition of the county urban food operators;
(6) If it is really necessary to use the grain reserves of other counties or cities in the city where it is located, the people’s government of the county and city shall apply to the people’s government of the city where it is located and use the plan, which shall be implemented after being approved by the people’s government of the city where it is located.
4.2.2 In case of major food emergencies (level III emergency response), the municipal and state food emergency command mechanism will co-ordinate the implementation of level III emergency response, and one or more of the following measures can be taken according to the specific circumstances:
(1) the city and state food emergency command mechanism held a consultation meeting, with the participation of relevant members of the command mechanism, made arrangements for food emergency work, and quickly took countermeasures;
(2) Correctly guide public opinion, stabilize social psychological expectations and prevent the emergence and spread of panic;
(3) according to the emergency situation in the grain market, increase market supply, stabilize food prices and ensure supply;
(4) When necessary, first use the city’s state corporate social responsibility reserve, and if it is insufficient, report it to the people’s government at the same level for approval to use the city’s state grain reserves;
(5) according to the needs, according to the requisition of food business operators in this city;
(6) If it is really necessary to use other municipal grain reserves or provincial grain reserves, the municipal people’s government shall apply to the provincial people’s government, and the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau shall, jointly with the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Department of Finance, put forward a utilization plan, which shall be implemented after being approved by the provincial people’s government.
4.2.3 In case of major food emergencies (level II emergency response), the provincial food emergency command mechanism will co-ordinate the implementation of level II emergency response, and one or more of the following measures can be taken according to the specific circumstances:
(1) the provincial food emergency command mechanism held a consultation meeting, with the participation of relevant members of the command mechanism, made arrangements for food emergency work, and quickly took countermeasures;
(2) The provincial food emergency command mechanism should keep abreast of the development of food emergency state, release relevant information together with the news department, correctly guide public opinion, ease social tension, and prevent the emergence and spread of panic;
(3) according to the emergency situation in the grain market, guide the use of grain reserves in areas with abnormal conditions, increase market supply, stabilize food prices and ensure supply;
(4) Set up a front-line command mechanism when necessary, and lead the working group to the front line to organize and direct the food emergency work according to the needs;
(5) When putting provincial grain reserves in a timely and appropriate amount and using provincial grain reserves, the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau is responsible for the implementation of the plan for the use of provincial grain reserves, specifically implementing the grain storage location, drawing up and reporting key transportation plans in time, and negotiating with relevant departments (units) to arrange transportation reasonably to ensure the timely allocation of grain. The provincial grain reserves shall be delivered or picked up, and the transportation expenses shall be borne by the transferring party;
(6) When necessary, requisition the food of the food operators in cities and counties where there is no abnormal situation according to law;
(7) When the supply of food in the province is in short supply, the provincial people’s government shall report to the State Council to apply for the use of central grain reserves and other central grain;
(8) the implementation of food storage in the province under specific circumstances of food operators;
(9) When necessary, request the competent authority to enforce the maximum price of grain sales or take other price intervention measures in cities and states with abnormal conditions;
(10) Requisition of storage facilities, sites, means of transportation and materials to ensure food supply according to law;
(11) In case of emergency, emergency measures such as fixed-point grain sales, planned supply and unified distribution shall be implemented in key areas.
4.2.4 In case of a particularly serious food emergency (level I emergency response), the provincial food emergency command mechanism shall be implemented in accordance with the requirements of the National Food Emergency Plan.
4.3 information release
The provincial food emergency command mechanism shall do a good job in the news release under the state of food emergency in accordance with the "Emergency Plan for the Press Release of Emergencies in Hunan Province".
4.4 Response Adjustment and Termination
After the grain market supply returns to normal and the emergency state is eliminated, the unit that initiated the emergency response shall propose to the people’s government at the corresponding level to terminate the emergency response of grain at the corresponding level. After approval, the work measures shall be adjusted and the emergency response shall be terminated.
5. Recovery and reconstruction
5.1 Summary evaluation
After the state of food emergency is lifted, the food and reserve departments should summarize and evaluate the food emergency work in time, analyze the reasons, study the improvement measures, and improve the food emergency capacity.
5.2 Emergency funds and liquidation
The grain and reserve departments of provinces, cities, counties and cities provide emergency use of grain reserves at all levels, and conduct preliminary examination on the price difference, loan interest expenses, etc., and put forward the capital demand. The financial department and audit department at the same level review and audit the capital demand put forward by the grain and reserve departments, and report to the people’s government at the same level for approval, and conduct liquidation in a timely manner.
Loans for emergency use of grain reserves at all levels shall be liquidated and recovered by agricultural development banks at all levels in conjunction with the grain and reserve departments at the same level.
5.3 Emergency compensation, subsidies and pensions
People’s governments at all levels shall compensate the corporate social responsibility reserves used during the emergency response and the materials, funds and services of relevant units and enterprises for emergency mobilization and requisition according to law; Subsidies and pensions shall be given to those who are sick, disabled or killed due to their participation in emergency response.
5.4 Emergency response capability recovery
According to the needs and utilization of food in an emergency situation, measures such as promoting food production, increasing grain purchase or appropriate transfer should be taken in time to supplement grain reserves and commercial stocks at all levels and restore food emergency capacity.
6. Emergency support
6.1 grain emergency reserve
The people’s governments of provinces, cities, counties and cities should improve the local grain reserve system, maintain the necessary reserve scale and enterprise reserve inventory, optimize the layout and variety structure of grain reserves at all levels, establish finished grain reserves as required, strengthen supervision and inspection of grain reserves, and enhance their awareness and ability to cope with abnormal fluctuations in the grain market.
6.2 emergency food security channels
Grain and reserve departments at all levels shall establish and improve the emergency processing, storage, transportation and supply network of grain. Support a number of large and medium-sized grain and oil processing enterprises close to grain sources and key sales areas, with convenient transportation and good facilities as designated enterprises for emergency processing, and select a number of reputable state-owned or state-controlled grain retail outlets, military supply outlets, supermarket chains, shopping malls and other grain retail enterprises to undertake emergency grain supply tasks; Select a group of transportation enterprises with good business reputation and strong capacity dispatching ability to undertake emergency transportation tasks. At the same time, the municipal grain and reserve departments should strengthen the management of grain emergency processing, transportation and supply enterprises, and ensure that the designated emergency processing, supply, distribution and transportation enterprises are subject to unified arrangements and scheduling under emergency conditions.
People’s governments at all levels should give full play to the role of state-owned or state-controlled grain enterprises as the main channel in grain emergency regulation while improving the market economic system and a unified, standardized and orderly market system. Taking counties and cities as units, it is necessary to keep 1-2 state-owned or state-controlled grain enterprises with a certain scale and strength, and strengthen and improve infrastructure and technical strength through reforming the system and innovation mechanism and giving corresponding policy support, so that state-owned or state-controlled grain enterprises can become the main body of grain emergency regulation.
6.3 Strengthen regional emergency support capacity building.
Relying on comprehensive reserve bases, large grain enterprises, important grain logistics parks, etc., we will coordinate and integrate resources such as processing, storage and transportation, distribution, supply, and special railway lines, strengthen the construction of regional grain emergency support centers, improve regional emergency support capabilities, highlight major strategic areas, and form a grain emergency support mechanism with hierarchical response, step-by-step support, self-help in small disasters and mutual assistance in large disasters.
6.4 Information Guarantee
People’s governments at all levels should comprehensively apply technologies such as big data, cloud computing and modern logistics information, strengthen the informatization construction of food emergency, actively integrate into the local emergency resource management platform, give play to the role of comprehensive emergency dispatch, and realize unified release of major information, real-time release of key instructions, coordination and linkage of multi-level organizations, and scientific prediction of development trends in emergency situations.
6.5 Publicity, training and drills
Grain and reserve departments at all levels should strengthen the publicity and training of emergency plans at the corresponding levels, simulate the construction of emergency scenarios, organize emergency drills on a regular basis, and focus on emergency command, response mechanism, coordination and linkage, and comprehensive support, so as to improve the ability of food emergency support.
7. supplementary provisions
7.1 rewards and punishments and responsibilities
Units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the food emergency security work shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with the relevant provisions, as an important basis for appraising, selecting and appointing, and evaluating.
For those who fail to perform their duties seriously, neglect their duties and cause serious losses in the food emergency security work, the relevant responsible persons shall be held accountable according to the law and regulations; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
After the start of the food emergency plan, with the approval of the people’s government at or above the county level, the food emergency command mechanism at the same level shall requisition the materials, equipment and facilities to ensure the food supply in this administrative area according to law, and give reasonable compensation. The relevant units and individuals shall give support and cooperation, and shall not refuse for any reason.
7.2 The meanings of above and below
The above mentioned in this plan includes this number, and the following does not include this number.
7.3 Interpretation and update of the plan
The general office of the provincial people’s government shall be responsible for the interpretation of this plan, and the specific work shall be undertaken by the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau.
7.4 Plan implementation
This plan shall come into force as of the date of promulgation. The "Hunan Province Food Emergency Plan" (Hunan Zhengban Fa [2018] No.23) issued in April 2018 was abolished at the same time.
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Classification description of triggering food emergency state
Natural disasters trigger a state of food emergency,Refers to the occurrence of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, mudslides, freezing rain and snow, and their derivative disasters, which lead to food emergencies, damage to infrastructure such as electricity and water conservancy, and damage to transportation routes such as roads and railways. Development and reform departments at all levels, grain and reserve departments, together with transportation departments, commercial departments and emergency management departments, supply staple food and all kinds of ready-to-eat food to the disaster-stricken areas in various possible ways of grain logistics and transportation to alleviate the emergency demand for food in the disaster-stricken areas. At the same time, combined with the actual situation of the disaster area, such as topography and disasters, various modes of transportation such as railways, highways, waterways and aviation, as well as social logistics and transportation resources such as postal services and express delivery, are flexibly adopted to transport finished grain nearby to ensure subsequent emergency needs.
Accidents and disasters triggered a state of food emergency,Refers to accidents and disasters that occur in the process of production and life and cause a large number of casualties, economic losses or environmental pollution, such as nuclear leakage, heavy metal pollution, etc., which lead to environmental damage, pollution of planting land and irrigation water sources, impact on grain planting, production, processing, storage and transportation, and threaten the food safety of people in the affected areas when mass or large-scale market circulation of grain suffers from heavy metals, mycotoxins and nuclear radiation. Agricultural and rural departments at all levels, grain and reserve departments should immediately, jointly with market supervision departments and news propaganda departments, incorporate indicators such as heavy metals and mycotoxins into food inspection projects, strengthen food quality inspection, strictly control food quality, timely control and cut off the problem food sources in the affected areas, and carry out alternative food source supply; Timely release relevant information, including crisis cause analysis, problem grain source control, quality monitoring, etc., to convey correct public opinion guidance to the society.
Sudden public health events triggered a state of food emergency,It refers to the short-term food emergency caused by public health emergencies, and the staged, local supply shortage and sharp increase in food prices in the grain market caused by panic buying by the masses. The response measures focus on ensuring supply. The development and reform departments at all levels, the grain and reserve departments, together with the commercial departments and the market supervision departments, should first stabilize the grain market supply and market expectations, dispatch and increase the supply of finished grain in shortage areas, timely release the information on grain market supply and stabilize market expectations; Secondly, do a good job in monitoring and early warning of food prices and stocks, timely grasp the emergency resources and emergency capabilities of food emergency processing enterprises, supply outlets, storage and transportation enterprises, and open the fast track of emergency food transportation.
Sudden public health incidents triggered a long-term state of food emergency (generally more than 15 days), resulting in increased panic among the masses, continuous shortage of food market supply, and sharp rise in food prices. The response measures focus on expanding emergency processing and production, increasing the distribution capacity of dispatching transportation enterprises, and maintaining the continuous and stable supply of supply outlets. The grain and reserve departments at all levels shall, jointly with the transportation departments, do a good job in tracking and monitoring the grain emergency processing capacity, distribution capacity and inventory of outlets, continuously open the fast-track of emergency grain transportation, timely announce the production capacity of enterprises and the market supply guarantee, stabilize the grain market supply and expectation, prevent supply interruption, and timely start the grain emergency plan at the corresponding level. When necessary, you can apply for support to the national food emergency command mechanism.
Social security incidents triggered a state of food emergency,Refers to the short-term food prices rising too fast due to major social security incidents, terrorist attacks, foreign-related emergencies, financial security incidents, large-scale mass incidents, ethnic and religious emergencies, school safety incidents and other sudden social security incidents with serious social impact, resulting in local food supply shortages, people’s centralized snapping up of food, food out of stock and other food emergency situations. Development and reform departments at all levels, food and reserve departments, together with commercial departments and transportation departments, do a good job in grain dispatching and finished products in time. Carry out food price monitoring and inventory early warning monitoring. Grain and reserve departments at all levels, together with news propaganda departments, are actively guiding public opinion through various means such as information media, press conferences, and the Internet, timely announcing the market supply situation, and eliminating people’s panic. Grain and reserve departments at all levels, in conjunction with market supervision departments, severely crack down on malicious price hikes and spreading false statements, and start emergency grain processing and production when necessary to ensure the supply of grain.
Special circumstances trigger a state of food emergency,It means that when the grain production is reduced due to special circumstances such as large amount of cultivated land and serious shortage of water resources, which leads to abnormal fluctuation of the grain market due to local imbalance of grain supply in the province, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Grain and Material Reserve Bureau and the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs report the relevant situation to the provincial grain emergency command mechanism and the provincial people’s government, and carry out emergency supply capacity assessment for full-caliber grain stocks in all regions of the province at the current stage, and organize grain allocation in a timely manner according to the degree of emergency and the strength of support capacity to stabilize supply and stabilize food prices.