Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 10th week of 2015
DATE:2015-03-19 SOURCE:MOA
Egg, pork and vegetable prices continue to drop
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 10th week of 2015 (March. 9-15, 2015) is 206.54 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 3.90 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 208.51, decreasing by 4.65 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 566,900 tons, increasing by 3.9% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
10th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Egg 1
8.36
-2.9
+4.2
Pork
17.40
-2.0
-3.5
Slaughtered chicken
15.25
-1.2
+10.7
Beef
54.21
-0.2
-1.3
Mutton
53.11
+0.2
-6.1
Total2
16,000
+5.3
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
27.90
+1.7
Silver carp
7.12
+1.0
Common carp
12.62
+0.2
Big-head carp
12.51
-1.3
Grass carp
12.94
-1.1
Crucian carp
13.67
-0.2
Large yellow croaker
37.46
-0.2
Total2
14,300
+3.6
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vegetables3
4.08
-4.0
-6.2
Cucumber
-19.0
Green pepper
-14.3
Lettuce root
-13.4
Cole
-11.0
Spinach
-10.1
Tomato
-8.2
Lettuce
-7.3
Chinese chive
-6.9
White turnip
-6.9
Eggplant
-6.7
Pumpkin
+2.9
Wax gourd
+2.1
Others5
Total2
445,800
+4.5
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.26
-1.9
-2.3
Pineapple
-9.5
Banana
-2.4
Ya pear
-2.1
Tangerine
-1.9
Fuji apple
-1.1
Jufeng grape
-0.7
Watermelon
+1.3
Total2
94,500
+20.5
Note:
1. The price dropped slightly for 3 consecutive weeks.
2. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
3. The price dropped for 3 consecutive weeks, the drop range decreased by 2.8 percentage points from the previous week.
4. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 8 witnessed price increase, 19 saw price drop, and the other one remained the same price compared with the previous week.
5. Price change was within 5%.