Located in the south of the city, the Dabie Mountain Agricultural Products Wholesale Market is the largest first-tier agricultural products wholesale market in the county.

In order to cope with the consumption peak during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day "Double Festivals," the market has planned ahead, increased the deployment and supply of various agricultural and sideline products, and made every effort to ensure adequate supply during the holiday period.

On the morning of September 24, reporters came to the vegetable area of the Dabie Mountain Agricultural Products Wholesale Market and saw all kinds of seasonal fresh vegetables neatly stacked on the stalls, with vendors coming and going to make purchases, asking prices, loading goods, and carrying goods in a busy scene.

Merchant Xia Guangqin: Our vegetables come from places of origin all over the country, with a very wide variety and very affordable prices. Especially during the Double Festivals, in order to guarantee the Gushi market, business has been quite brisk.

It is understood that the county's Dabie Mountain Agricultural Products Wholesale Market covers an area of more than 500 mu and has ten major trading areas, covering more than 1,000 varieties including vegetables, fruits, aquatic products, meat, grain and oil, and dried goods, with an annual logistics volume of more than 300,000 tons.

The market not only undertakes the main "vegetable basket" supply task for Gushi and surrounding areas, but is also an important agricultural trade circulation hub in southern Henan.

In order to cope with the strong consumer demand during the "Double Festivals," the market has planned ahead, expanded procurement channels in multiple ways, and strictly controlled the quality of goods, effectively safeguarding citizens' holiday dining tables.

Miao Shougen, head of the county's Dabie Mountain Agricultural Products Wholesale Market: We organized merchants in advance to go to Hefei Zhougudui, Henan Wanbang, Wuhan and other markets to carry out source procurement. Merchants are required to adhere to the principle of high quality and reasonable price, and it is strictly forbidden to pass off inferior goods as good ones. At the same time, a 24-hour duty system is implemented, with professional personnel on duty to ensure the market is open around the clock, so that the broad masses can buy with confidence and eat with peace of mind when they come to the Dabie Mountain market.

Reporter: Xu Ke, Zhou Yihong

Editor: Liu Qi

Reviewer: Chai Shiwei