The three ministries warned that food speculators could be held criminally liable for disrupting the market

Economic observation Network reporter Yun Zhang reporter from the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Food bureau learned that this spring, some of China's vegetables and food and other agricultural and sideline products prices are closely related to speculators speculation. In April, the development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce conducted a number of investigations, in response to Chinese herbal medicines 37 malicious speculation and other issues, strict warning to production and marketing enterprises, "found that the price of illegal acts seriously disrupt market price order, constitute a crime, legal accountability.　　"In addition, the National Development and Reform Commission led the country's various departments are actively coordinating to promote the establishment of low-income, minimum wage, basic pension and price level to adapt to the dynamic adjustment mechanism to avoid low income group living standards due to rising prices and lower." An official of the NDRC's agriculture and Development Commission told the newspaper from March onwards, the NDRC found rice, corn, mung bean and other food varieties, garlic, potatoes and other vegetables and agricultural products, as well as 37 of Chinese herbal medicines, such as the price of a large increase in April, that is dispatched a number of investigation groups, in-depth prices of major varieties of the main production areas and the main　　Circulation and price changes.　　Comprehensive investigation team to grasp the situation analysis, the above-mentioned agricultural products are affected by drought in the southwest, the north continued low temperature adverse weather, but also with a very small number of operators fabricated dissemination of false information, malicious hoarding, mutual collusion, manipulating market prices, monopoly sourcing, blocking channels and other practices. Specific to the people generally reflect the largest increase in garlic, the former agriculture and economic division officials said, mainly in the past few years the price is too low, resulting in a sharp drop in planting area last year, after the Spring Festival supply more and more tight.　　With the new season of garlic mature market, garlic prices will fall back quickly, mung bean, vegetables and other agricultural products, Notoginseng, such as the price of Chinese herbal medicines, mainly affected by abnormal climate. Oriental AI-GE Agricultural Consulting Co., Ltd. an analyst said, 37 of Chinese herbal medicines are mainly produced in the southwest of China, due to the severe climate drought, resulting in lower production, mung bean prices have seasonal factors, every April or May, the price of mung bean will be high, because many people will boil mung bean soup.　　Many sellers also use this as a subject of speculation. In response to the investigation of malicious speculation, hoarding and other illegal phenomena, before long, the NDRC with the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for industry and other departments to Guangdong, Yunnan and other provinces and cities, to request local price bureau to deal with the 37 price increase problem. 37 of the local major dealers and production enterprises have been severely warned, "found that the price of illegal activities seriously disrupt the market price order, constitute a crime, legal accountability." "For the recent rise in rice, corn prices, a national grain administration officials said, there is evidence that the recent increase in corn prices and feed processing enterprises blindly food store, domestic and foreign futures speculation.　　The National Grain Bureau is closely monitoring the latest developments and will take measures to combat them if necessary. has continued for several months of food, vegetables and other agricultural and sideline products price increases, so that low-income families living pressure. Officials at the NDRC said the government is most concerned about the price fluctuationsThe most affected low-income people. "When the prices of food and vegetables are rising, those who take the minimum wage and those who receive the lowest wages will be greatly affected, so the government should give them more subsidy." "It is reported that in order to protect the basic needs of low-income people, led by the NDRC, the national departments are actively coordinating to promote the establishment of minimum wages, basic pensions and price level of the dynamic adjustment mechanism."　　It is hoped that all provinces and regions can establish the system as soon as possible so as to ensure that the living standards of low-income groups are not reduced by rising prices. At present, 7 provinces such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong have set up the dynamic adjustment mechanism of price increase and the minimum guarantee standard, the minimum wage standard and the retirement pension standard linkage. Last year Shandong province also adjusted the minimum subsistence standard according to the price change.