Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 19th week of 2015
DATE:2015-05-21 SOURCE:MOA
Pork price rises slightly
while egg 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 19th week of 2015 (May 11- 17, 2015) is 198.67 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 0.98 point from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 199.00, decreasing by 1.15 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 641,000 tons, decreasing by 2.8% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
19th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
18.80
+1.7
+5.7
Egg
7.41
-0.4
-25.9
Slaughtered chicken
14.42
-1.4
-0.6
Beef
53.82
-0.4
-1.1
Mutton
49.57
0
-12.0
Total
16,400
-4.1
Aquatic products
Large yellow croaker
39.34
+2.3
Big-head carp
13.29
+2.0
Crucian carp
13.96
+2.0
Common carp
13.29
+0.2
Large cutlass fish
27.21
-3.1
Grass carp
12.81
-0.9
Silver carp
7.00
-0.3
Total
13,700
0
Vegetables2
Average of 28 vegetables
3.41
-2.3
-0.9
Green pepper
-15.9
Chinese cabbage
-12.0
Cabbage
-11.2
Lettuce
-10.6
Tomato
f3
Chinese chive
f3
Eggplant
f3
Cole
f3
Garlic, stem
f3
Lettuce, root
f3
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
+13.7
Cauliflower
+3.3
Lotus root
+1.8
Chinese onion
+0.6
Mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
+0.5
Ginger
+0.1
Others4
Total
470,600
-2.4
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.46
+2.4
-14.3
Jufeng grape
+9.2
Mandarin
+6.7
Pineapple
+2.8
Ya pear
+0.2
Watermelon
-9.8
Fuji apple
-2.3
Banana
-1.0
Total
131,000
-3.9
Note:
1. The price rose slightly for 6 consecutive weeks.
2. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 6 witnessed price increase, 22 saw price drop.
3. The price fell within 5-10%.
4. The price fell within 5%.