Friendly buying: The act of buying products at or above the wholesale or market price to tide over the producers in the event of large overstocking caused by natural disasters or other irresistible factors.
After days of torrential rain caused flash floods, dozens of mu of local watermelon farmers' watermelons that were about to be sold in the market were flooded. After learning the news, the counterpart city purchased all the watermelons of the local farmers at the market price is an example of friendly procurement.