Selected non-staple food prices –14th week of 2014
DATE:2014-04-11 SOURCE:MOA
Pork price continues dropping,
egg price increases
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 14th week of 2014 (March 31- April 6, 2014) is 202.23 (year 2000=100), down by 2.10 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 203.48, down by 2.56 points. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 675,500 tons, increasing by 5.3% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
14th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Pork
16.81
-2.41
Egg
8.28
+0.62
Mutton
55.35
-1.1
Beef
54.35
-0.3
Slaughtered chicken
13.97
+0.7
Total3
15,800
-8.5
Aquatic products
Grass carp
14.21
+0.4
Big-head carp
12.78
+0.2
Silver carp
7.31
+0.1
Large cutlass fish
27.49
b4
Large yellow croaker
35.91
-2.1
Crucian carp
14.33
-0.6
Common carp
10.97
-0.2
Total3
14,600
-5.6
Vegetables
Average of 28 vege5
3.91
-3.5
Zucchini
d6
Chinese chive
d6
Cole
d6
Lettuce root
d6
Celery
d7
Lettuce
d7
Cauliflower
d7
Green bean
d7
Chinese cabbage
r8
Ginger
r8
Others9
Total3
520,900
+2.4
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits9
6.65
+1.1
Total3
116,100
+24.2
Note:
1. Dropped for 8 consecutive weeks.
2. Rose for 5 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 vegetable items under intensive monitoring, the prices of 22 items dropped, 5 items rose and 1 item remained the same as to that of the previous week.
6. Dropped by 10% to15%.
7. Dropped.
8. Rose remarkably.
9. Change of prices was slight.