Key words of the passage: vegetables; price; control

Late last week, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) issued a notice asking local authorities to ensure stable supply and steady prices of vegetables and take that as the major task ahead, especially for the upcoming New Year, the Spring Festival and the Winter Olympics.

Since late September, severe weather, high production and transportation costs, epidemic prevention & control and power cuts have significantly pushed up the prices of some vegetable varieties in some areas.

To ensure stable supply and steady price, the MOA asked on Friday the local governments across the country to coordinate and adjust production, circulation and consumption to ensure the perennial vegetable plots in big cities.

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