Selected non-staple food prices – 43rd week of 2014
DATE:2014-10-30 SOURCE:MOA
Vegetable, pork prices drop
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 43rd week of 2014 (October 20-26) is 199.21 (year 2000=100), down by 2.55 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 199.83, down by 3.10 points over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 602,300 tons, up by 1.0% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
43rd week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Change on the previous week (%)
Change on the same period of last year （%）
Trade volume (ton)
Change on
the previous week (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.512
-0.4
Egg3
10.49
+0.5
+25.4
Slaughtered chicken
15.33
-0.8
+5.7
Beef
54.36
+0.1
+2.3
Mutton
54.75
+0.1
+1.5
Total4
16,400
+1.9
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
12.63
-2.9
Crucian carp
14.40
-2.5
Silver carp
7.02
-2.5
Grass carp
13.68
-1.6
Common carp
12.05
-1.5
Large yellow croaker
36.78
+1.2
Large cutlass fish
27.79
+0.1
Total4
15,800
b5
Vegetables6
Average of 28 vege
3.43
-3.9
-10.4
Spinach
-13.5
Oyster mushroom
-12.0
Lettuce
-11.5
Cole
-11.5
Green bean
+1.4
Eggplant
+1.2
Wax gourd
+1.1
Green pepper
+0.8
Tomato
b5
Others
d7
Total4
497,900
+1.5
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.44
b5
+10.1
Banana
6.74
-2.6
Fuji apple
8.04
-1.5
Pineapple
4.41
-1.3
Others
r8
Total4
72,200
-1.9
Note:
1. Dropped slightly and consecutively since the last week of September.
2. Down by 3.5% compared to the price of the fourth week of September.
3. Rebounded after a four-week consecutive drop.
4. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
5. Being equal to that of the previous week.
6. 23 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price drop, 1 item maintained the same and 4 items saw price increase.
7. Dropped at the rates within 10%.
8. Rose at different rates.