Selected non-staple food prices –16th week of 2014
DATE:2014-04-24 SOURCE:Department of Market and Economic Information, MOA
Meat, vegetable prices drop while egg price rises
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 16th week of 2014 (April 14-20, 2014) is 201.48 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 1.58 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 202.47, down by 1.89 points over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 714,600 tons, increasing by 4.9% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
16th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Pork1
16.26
-1.5
Egg2
8.59
+2.5
Beef
54.27
b3
Mutton
55.62
+0.4
Slaughtered chicken
14.08
-0.1
Total4
17,200
+0.2
Aquatic products
Grass carp
14.44
+1.9
Silver carp
7.36
+1.2
Common carp
10.92
+0.6
Large cutlass fish
27.90
+0.1
Large yellow croaker
35.38
+3.0
Big-head carp
12. 63
+0.3
Crucian carp
14.18
+0.1
Total4
16,500
+1.7
Vegetables5
Average of 28 vege6
3.72
-4.4
Garlic, stem
f7
Cucumber
f7
Zucchini
f7
Lettuce, root
f7
Cabbage
f7
Cole
f8
Chinese cabbage
f8
Green bean
f8
Eggplant
f8
Chinese onion
f8
Lettuce
f8
Chinese chive
f8
Cauliflower
f8
Green pepper
f8
Celery
f8
Others
c9
Total4
538,200
+4.5
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
7.14
+3.5
Jufeng grape
+9.2
Banana
+2.7
Others
c10
Total4
137,900
+8.0
Note:
1. Dropped for 10 consecutive weeks.
2. Rose for 7 consecutive weeks.
3. Being equal to that of the previous week.
4. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
5. Out of the 28 items of vegetables under intensive monitoring, the prices of 24 items fell, the prices of 3 items rose, and the price of one item remained the same as to that of the previous week.
6. Dropped for 11 consecutive weeks.
7. Fell by 10-20%.
8. Fell by 5-10%.
9. Change of prices was within 5%.
10. Change of prices was within 2%.