Selected non-staple food prices –32nd week of 2014
DATE:2014-08-19 SOURCE:MOA
Egg price hits record high in 2014, pork price continues rising
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 32nd week of 2014 (August 4-10, 2014) is 205.92 (year 2000=100), increasing by 0.05 point over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 207.94, up by 0.08 point over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 675,700 tons, decreasing by 0.3% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
32nd 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
Egg1
10.36
+1.4
+25.3
Pork2
19.25
+1.1
-9.5
Beef
53.93
+0.2
Slaughtered chicken
14.72
+0.4
Mutton
54.74
-0.4
Total3
15,500
+0.4
Aquatic products
Common carp
12.42
+1.1
Crucian carp
15.03
+0.5
Grass carp
14.61
+0.1
Large cutlass fish
27.14
b4
Silver carp
7.21
-1.9
Large yellow croaker
35.71
-1.1
Big-head carp
13.08
-0.5
Total3
14,900
-3.0
Vegetables5
Average of 28 vege
3.37
+0.3
Spinach
+4.8
Oyster mushroom
+4.5
Celery
+4.2
Cauliflower
-7.5
Eggplant
-6.0
Cucumber
-5.7
Carrot
-5.4
Others
c6
Total3
465,500
-1.9
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.11
-4.4
Jufeng grape
8.77
-10.8
+10.6
Ya pear
6.26
-8.9
+58.1
Pineapple
+4.7
-13.8
Banana
b4
+32.0
Others
d7
Total3
168,300
+4.2
Note:
1. The price rose for seven consecutive weeks, climbing to a record high in 2014.
2. The price rose for six consecutive weeks.
3. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
4. Being equal to that of the previous week.
5. Out of the 28 items of vegetables under intensive monitoring, as to those of the previous week, the prices of 13 items rose, the prices of 3 items remained the same, and the prices of 12 items fell.
6. Change of prices was slight.
7. The prices dropped.