Similarly, grain traders will receive transportation subsidies to guarantee rice sales, the commission said.
Cold weather continues
Several Chinese cities woke up to a brutally cold morning Tuesday as temperatures plummeted amid snow and sleet storms.
The provincial capital of Wuhan in Hubei saw temperatures fall 19 C in just 48 hours.
The icy temperatures claimed lives and disrupted traffic.
The death toll from a coach accident caused by the cold near Wuhan rose to eight as of Monday night. The coach overturned on an icy road near the city, injuring 20 people.
The latest fatality was a man who died on the way to hospital.
In Qingdao, Shandong province, snow forced the closure of several expressways. More than 160 people were sent to de-ice the roads.
In Hainan province, a new cold front led to a temperature plunge after a 26-day rainy spell.
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