The Ministry of Commerce has sent a working team to Xinjiang to help the local government guarantee the supply of daily necessities.

Photo taken on July 12, 2009 shows a bustling bazaar in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Local residents of various ethnic groups went to bazaars, their traditional markets, for shopping on Sunday. [Hou Jun/Xinhua]

The Ministry says the supply of meat, vegetables and other necessities is abundant in the autonomous region, and that prices have fallen to levels from before the July 5th riot in Urumqi. Local authorities say 1，500 tons of vegetables were shipped to Urumqi in the past week.

They have taken measures to ensure safe and rapid transport of produce to retailers. They also set up several direct sale stations and floating vendor buses to meet demand. Meanwhile, the central government is ready to use its reserve meats to ensure market supply.

(CCTV July 13, 2009)