Selected non-staple food prices –30th week of 2014
DATE:2014-08-01 SOURCE:MOA
Egg price rises slightly,
pork price continues upward trend
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 30th week of 2014 (July 21-27, 2014) is 205.54 (year 2000=100), up by 0.54 point over the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 207.61, up by 0.74 point over the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 664,700 tons, up by 0.8% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
30th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Egg1
10.17
+0.8
Pork2
18.85
+0.7
Beef
53.88
-0.3
Mutton
55.03
-0.2
Slaughtered chicken
14.55
-0.1
Total3
15,500
+0.9
Aquatic products
Grass carp
14.57
-1.0
Large yellow croaker
35.52
-1.0
Crucian carp
14.87
-0.9
Big-head carp
13.15
-0.9
Common carp
12.07
-0.5
Large cutlass fish
27.06
+0.1
Silver carp
7.37
+0.1
Total3
14,800
+1.5
Vegetables
Average of 28 vege4
3.34
-0.9
Cauliflower
-8.4
Green bean
-7.4
Winter gourd
-7.3
Pumpkin
-6.4
Eggplant
d5
Green pepper
d5
Cole
d5
Chinese chive
+5.8
Others
c6
Total3
472,500
+0.4
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.59
-2.5
Pineapple
4.28
-7.0
Fuji apple
r7
Others
d5
Total3
149,400
+2.1
Note:
1. The price of egg rose for five consecutive weeks, 3.2 percentage points lower than that of the previous week.
2. The price of pork continued rising.
3. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
4. 18 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price drop and the other 10 items saw price increase.
5. Dropped.
6. Change of prices was slight.
7. Rose slightly.