Selected non-staple food prices – 37th week of 2013
DATE:2013-09-22 SOURCE:MOA
Animal product prices keep stable,
vegetable product prices drop slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 37th week of 2013 (September 9-15) is 211.96 (year 2000=100), down by 0.69 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 214.96, down by 0.90 points. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 602,300 tons, up by 2.1% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
37th week of 2013
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Egg1
9.49
+2.8
Slaughtered chicken
14.23
+1.3
Beef
52.06
+0.7
Mutton
53.91
+0.3
Pork
21.94
-0.5
Total2
16,400
+3.2
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
27.32
+1.0
Common carp
11.28
+0.1
Big-head carp
11.79
-3.0
Silver carp
7.86
-2.2
Large yellow croaker
35.37
-1.4
Crucian carp
16.35
-0.6
Grass carp
15.00
-0.5
Total2
16,000
+5.3
Vegetables
Average of 28 vege3
3.77
-1.4
Lettuce root
r4
Cauliflower
r4
Eggplant
r4
Tomato
r4
Pumpkin
r4
Green pepper
r4
Oyster mushroom
d5
Cole
d5
Spinach
d5
Chinese chive
d5
Cucumber
d5
Mushroom
d5
Others
c6
Total2
465,300
+4.8
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.05
+0.2
Watermelon
+7.9
Others
c7
Total2
85,200
-16.0
Note:
1. The growth rate of egg price was 2.1 percentage points lower than that of last week.
2. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
3. Half of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price increase.
4. Rose by 5%-10%.
5. Drop by 5%-10%.
6. Change of the prices was within 5%.
7. Change of the prices was slight.