FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak checks imported frozen meat at a supermarket in Beijing, China November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
BEIJING (Reuters) - People in Beijing are grumbling over high prices for pork and vegetables ahead of the Lunar New Year as lockdowns in a neighboring province to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has disrupted deliveries to the Chinese capital.
The pressure on food prices is especially sensitive in the run-up to the country's most important holiday - which starts on Feb. 11 - as families gather around the dinner table.
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