Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 5th week of 2015
DATE:2015-02-13 SOURCE:MOA
Vegetable and fruit prices rise
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 5th week of 2015 (Feb. 2-Feb. 8, 2015) is 207.70 (year 2000=100), increasing by 1.82 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 210.03, increasing by 2.20 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 619,000 tons, decreasing by 0.6% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
5th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
18.20
-0.7
-9.7
Egg2
9.07
-0.4
+10.4
Mutton
52.25
-0.3
-8.3
Beef
54.18
0
-2.0
Slaughtered chicken
14.92
0
+4.2
Total3
18,700
-1.1
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
28.01
+1.7
Grass carp
13.09
+0.2
Common carp
11.87
+0.2
Silver carp
7.12
0
Crucian carp
13.52
-0.4
Large yellow croaker
37.37
-0.3
Big-head carp
11.99
-0.2
Total3
18,000
+4.0
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vegetables
4.18
+2.0
-7.3
Tomato
+9.2
Eggplant
+8.2
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
+8.2
Chinese cabbage
+8.1
Lettuce, root
-4.6
Spinach
-3.0
Lettuce
-1.3
Cole
-1.1
Cauliflower
-0.7
Celery
-0.4
Ginger
-0.3
Others5
Total3
466,400
-2.2
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.97
+3.1
-9.4
Jufeng grape
+6.6
Watermelon
+5.8
Tangerine
+3.5
Ya pear
+2.4
Banana
+1.1
Fuji apple
+0.5
Pineapple
+0.4
Total3
94,000
+7.8
Note:
1. The price dropped slightly for 5 consecutive weeks.
2. The price dropped for 14 consecutive weeks.
3. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
4. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 21 witnessed price increase, 7 saw price drop compared with the previous week.
5. Price increase was within 5%.