Selected non-staple food prices – 7th week of 2014
DATE:2014-02-19 SOURCE:MOA
Fresh farm produce witnesses price drop in general
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 7th week of 2014(Feb.10 -16, 2014) is 211.38 (year 2000=100), down by 0.66 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 214.31,down by 0.68 points. The Nationwide Wholesale Price Index for Agri-product is 208.76 on Feb. 17, 2014, down by 3.83 points from Jan.30 (before the Spring Festival), and the Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 211.20 on Feb. 17, 2014, down by 4.40 points.
Selected non-staple food prices
7th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
% change on
Jan. 30
Animal products
Pork
19.58
-2.8
-3.3
Egg
8.06
-1.8
-3.6
Slaughtered chicken
14.10
-1.5
+1.0
Beef
55.12
-0.3
-0.7
Mutton
57.15
+0.3
-0.7
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
28.57
-5.4
Large yellow croaker
36.21
-3.9
-7.9
Silver carp
7.36
-3.4
Grass carp
14.37
-0.2
Common carp
11.39
-0.2
-3.8
Crucian carp
14.69
+1.4
Big-head carp
12.77
+0.5
Others
c1
Vegetables
Average of 28 vege2
4.48
-0.7
-3.3
Cauliflower
-12.5
Green bean
-9.1
Winter gourd
+14.8
White turnip
+7.6
Carrot
+5.1
Others
c1
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits3
6.77
-2.0
-2.9
Others
Note:
1. Change of the prices was within 5%.
2. 13 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price drop.
3. Price change of all 7 fruit items was within 5%.