Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 16th week of 2015
DATE:2015-04-30 SOURCE:MOA
Pork prices continue to rise while egg price stops dropping and vegetable prices continue to drop slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 16th week of 2015 (April 20-26, 2015) is 204.51 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 0.82 point from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 206.05, decreasing by 1.10 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 677,100 tons, increasing by 1.3% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
16th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Egg1
7.57
+0.7
-15.1
Pork2
17.88
+1.9
+11.1
Slaughtered chicken
14.96
+0.8
+6.3
Beef
53.87
-0.1
-1.1
Mutton
50.47
-2.0
-9.5
Total3
17,100
-2.3
Aquatic products
Common carp
13.16
+1.2
Crucian carp
13.77
+1.1
Big-head carp
13.10
+1.0
Silver carp
6.96
+0.7
Large yellow croaker
38.53
+0.6
Large cutlass fish
27.93
+0.6
Grass carp
12.85
-0.2
Total3
14,400
-1.4
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vegetables
3.90
-3.7
+9.2
Garlic stem
-15.2
Cucumber
-12.2
Zucchini
-11.4
Lettuce
-11.2
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
-11.0
Chinese chive
d5
Cauliflower
d5
Carrot
0
Celery
+5.0
Others6
Total3
490,800
+2.1
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.18
+1.1
-12.6
Jufeng grape
+6.1
Pineapple
+2.5
Ya pear
+1.4
Fuji apple
+0.8
Watermelon
-6.8
Banana
-1.9
Tangerine
-0.2
Total3
143,700
-0.8
Note:
1. The price rose for the first time after dropping slightly for 9 consecutive weeks.
2. The price rose slightly for 3 consecutive weeks.
3. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
4. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 8 witnessed price increase, 19 saw price drop, and the other one remained the same compared with the previous week .
5. The price decrease was within 5% to 10%.
6. The price change was within 5%.