Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 23rd week of 2015
DATE:2015-06-19 SOURCE:MOA
Pork and vegetable prices continue to rise while egg price drops slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 23rd week of 2015 (June 8-14, 2015) is 202.96 (year 2000=100), increasing by 2.79 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 204.16, increasing by 3.26 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 618,000 tons, decreasing by 3.5% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
23rd week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.56
+1.1
+5.3
Beef
53.70
+0.1
-0.8
Mutton
49.98
+0.3
-13.0
Egg
7.16
-0.4
-23.8
Slaughtered chicken
14.33
-0.5
-2.1
Total
17,700
-1.1
Aquatic products
Silver carp
6.97
-2.0
Large yellow croaker
39.03
-1.9
Grass carp
12.75
-1.4
Common carp
13.41
-0.5
Big-head carp
12.93
-0.5
Crucian carp
14.36
+0.3
Large cutlass fish
28.18
+0.1
Total
14,000
+2.2
Vegetables2
Average of 28 vegetables
3.47
+3.3
+6.8
Cauliflower
+18.2
Cole
+17.6
Chinese onion
+16.4
Cabbage
+16.3
Spinach
+16.1
Chinese cabbage
+11.8
Lettuce root
+11.6
Lettuce
+11.1
Lotus root
+6.9
Cucumber
+5.7
Tomato
-8.1
Green bean
-7.3
Pumpkin
-5.6
Others
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Total
445,300
-2.8
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.07
-1.3
-19.3
Watermelon
-16.8
Fuji apple
-2.0
Banana
-1.6
Pineapple
-1.0
Total
130,600
-7.6
Note:
1. The price rose slightly for 10 consecutive weeks.
2. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 18 witnessed price increase, 10 saw price drop.
3. The change of the price was within 5%.