Selected non-staple food prices – 39th week of 2014
DATE:2014-10-08 SOURCE:MOA
Pork, egg prices dropwhile vegetable prices rise
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 39th week of 2014 (September 22-28) is 205.58 (year 2000=100), up by 1.22 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 207.49, up by 1.49 points over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 615,900 tons, up by 1.3% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
39th 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
Pork
20.07
-0.7
-9.2
Egg
11.03
-1.8
+22.1
Slaughtered chicken
15.56
-2.2
+8.7
Beef
54.49
+0.1
+3.5
Mutton
55.09
b1
+1.8
Total2
16,100
b1
Aquatic products
Grass carp
13.97
-2.8
Crucian carp
14.88
-2.4
Common carp
12.36
-2.2
Silver carp
7.16
-0.1
Big-head carp
12.90
-0.1
Large yellow croaker
36.21
+1.1
Large cutlass fish
27.81
+0.3
Total2
15,200
+2.0
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vege
3.65
+0.6
-0.8
Cucumber
+17.2
Tomato
+11.4
Eggplant
+10.4
Green bean
+8.0
Cole
+7.8
Winter gourd
-9.7
Cauliflower
-7.2
Chinese cabbage
-6.3
Spinach
-5.5
Others
c4
Total2
501,600
+4.1
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.54
-1.4
Watermelon
1.44
-5.9
Ya pear
4.77
-3.4
Others
d5
Total2
83,000
-12.6
Note:
1. Being equal to that of the previous week.
2. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
3. 13 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price increase while 15 items saw price drop.
4. Change of the prices was within 5%.
5. Dropped at different rates.