Flour mills are scheduled to increase prices this month
At the end of last year, major grain companies demanded price increases due to high wheat purchase prices and rising costs. Then the National Development and Reform Commission interviewed business leaders twice in January. Major companies were required to raise prices before the two sessions of the country. At the same time, in order to make up for the loss of the enterprise, the State Grain Administration has arranged for companies to bid for low-priced wheat.
Yesterday, people from the old ship flour sales department confirmed by interview with reporters that the price of flour was originally set to rise in April, but it was determined that it would not increase prices because it received notice from the relevant state agencies.
The relevant person in charge of Suntory Flour's corporate marketing department said that the company had originally wanted to raise three cents per kilogram of flour, but now it has been delayed for two months according to the requirements of the National Grain Administration.
The reporter confirmed from the several grain companies involved that “it has received documents from the National Grain Administration. The document has been made public inside the company, but the document was clearly released in accordance with the spirit of price control by the National Development and Reform Commission.â€
Enterprises show that logistics costs are difficult to control
Yesterday, the prices monitored by the Fairview Land and Oil Market showed that the current price of the old-fashioned ship Fuqiang Powder (50 pounds) is 71 yuan per bag, while Wudeli's strong powder is 72 yuan per bag.
Liu Jingliang, head of the Fairview Market, said that flour prices have not risen in the recent past. Market merchants have stated that they have heard that the country has requirements and will not allow companies to rise.
Flour does not benefit from price rises by the public, and dealers can also guarantee sales, but companies say “something badâ€. According to experts from the old-fashioned ship flour company, the wheat products currently used include US wheat, Canadian wheat, and Australian wheat, and the purchase price of domestic wheat is high, so the cost of raw materials is greatly increased.
The relevant person in charge of Suntory Flour said that the biggest pressure on the company is logistics costs and labor costs. “There is a green transportation path for vegetables, but there is no food.†The responsible person stated that raw materials can be controlled because of the policy grain, but logistics costs are difficult to control and fluctuate at any time. In particular, grain must be transported across provinces, which increases the cost. Therefore, it is necessary to spread the cost into the price of flour through price increase. The person in charge said that selling flour now is not profitable.
NDRC Sets Price Joint Meeting
At the end of last year, after a series of massive price adjustments in Beijing, the prices of agricultural products in major markets fell. Since the beginning of this year, there has been a rise in prices, with meat, vegetables and other products continuing to rise in price, which is higher than the same period last year.
Later, there were public reports that the National Development and Reform Commission had recently met with instant noodle companies, department stores, and beer giants. On April 2, the Price Division of the National Development and Reform Commission also joined the Department of Economic Affairs of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Market Operations Department of the Ministry of Commerce to request the heads of 17 industry associations to convene a symposium for the important consumer goods industry associations. Among them, the interviewed associations include the National Federation of Industry and Commerce, the China Food Industry Association, the Department Store Business Association, the Beverage Industry Association, the Dairy Association, the Household Appliances Association, the Food Industry Association, the Meat Association, and the Vegetable Association. Recently edible oil companies also said that the price increase was suspended as required. The move marks the government's resumption of temporary price interventions.
The reporter learned from the relevant government agencies yesterday that the form of the NDRC's interview was actually called the "joint meeting." According to reports, in order to ensure supply and stabilize prices, a joint meeting system has been set up for this National Development and Reform Commission. This joint meeting is composed of a number of government departments. Once prices are involved, multiple departments will discuss and solve problems.
â– Expert opinion
"Policy care" can ease business difficulties
Liu Xiahui, director of the economic growth theory department of the Institute of Economic Research of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the CPI in March has not yet been disclosed, but it is certainly relatively high. However, this year our government’s price regulation target is “4â€, so this has recently emerged. Intensive interviews. "I think this is better and it can effectively control the rate of price increase."
In terms of complaints about the company's complaints, Liu Xiahui believes that with the increase in upstream costs and the increase in costs in terms of transportation, manpower, etc., enterprises must face difficulties, and even some industries have relatively large difficulties. However, he believes that the government can give appropriate subsidies or policy care in this regard, such as some policy loans, preferential interest rates, etc., or to take measures such as tax cuts, which can help solve or ease the difficulties of enterprises.
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