Selected non-staple food prices –15th week of 2014
DATE:2014-04-17 SOURCE:MOA
Pork & vegetable prices continue dropping,
egg price increases slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 15th week of 2014 (April 7-13, 2014) is 203.06 (year 2000=100), up by 0.93 point over the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 204.36, up by 0.88 point. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 681,600 tons, increasing by 0.9% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
15th 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
16.50
-1.8
Egg2
8.38
+1.2
Beef
54.26
-0.2
Mutton
55.39
+0.1
Slaughtered chicken
14.10
+0.9
Total3
17,100
+8.4
Aquatic products
Common carp
10.85
-1.1
Crucian carp
14.20
-0.9
Big-head carp
12.67
-0.9
Silver carp
7.27
-0.5
Grass carp
14.17
-0.3
Large cutlass fish
27.87
+1.4
Large yellow croaker
36.48
+1.6
Total3
16,200
+10.9
Vegetables
Average of 28 vege4
3.89
-0.55
Zucchini6
-10.6
Chinese chive
d7
Cucumber
d7
Lettuce root
d7
Garlic stem
d7
Oyster mushroom
+14.2
Ginger
+6.1
Others
c8
Total3
515,000
-1.1
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.90
+3.8
Jufeng grape
+12.2
Others
c9
Total3
127,700
+10.0
Note:
1. Dropped for 9 consecutive weeks.
2. Rose for 6 consecutive weeks.
3. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
4. 15 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price drop, 12 items saw price increase and 1 item remained the same compared to those of the previous week.
5. Dropped for 10 consecutive weeks.
6. The biggest drop among 28 vegetable items under intensive monitoring of MOA.
7. Dropped by 5% to10%.
8. Change of prices was within 5%.
9. Change of prices was within 2%.