Government announces latest situation of fresh food supply from Mainland

     A Government spokesman announced today (February 25) that the supply of fresh food from the Mainland remained largely steady yesterday (February 24).

     According to the latest information, about 2 100 tonnes of vegetables were supplied from the Mainland to Hong Kong yesterday (as at midnight), which is about 90 per cent of the average daily supply of the previous year. The volume of vegetables wholesaled through the wholesale markets of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the Vegetable Marketing Organization yesterday was about 700 tonnes. The overall wholesale price remained steady.

     The total supply of chilled poultry and chilled meat yesterday remained at around 70 per cent of that of a normal day. Starting from midnight tomorrow (February 26), the slaughtering process of livestock (including pigs, cattle and goats) in Sheung Shui Slaughter House will be suspended. The Government will take appropriate action to maintain a steady supply of meat in town.

     The AFCD updates and publishes the fresh food supply information daily. Members of the public may visit the AFCD website for updates on daily supplies and wholesale prices of fresh food (www.afcd.gov.hk/english/agriculture/agr_fresh/agr_fresh.html).