JINAN, March 3 (Xinhua) -- East China's Shandong Province, a major vegetable production base in China, has sent a total of 7,060 tonnes of greens to Hubei Province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, since the Spring Festival, the provincial government said.

Wang Dengqi from the provincial agricultural and rural affairs department said besides the vegetables, Shandong has also transported 107 tonnes of pork and 2,498 tonnes of poultry to Hubei.

As an important means of support in the anti-epidemic battle, Shandong has mobilized its agricultural production companies to boost capacity.

Wang said the province is capable of producing 47,000 tonnes of flour, 20,000 tonnes of edible vegetable oil, 52,000 tonnes of vegetables and 9,300 tonnes of eggs every day.

Shandong has a pork inventory of 92,000 tonnes, and a poultry inventory of 412,000 tonnes, which can fully meet market demands, Wand added.