Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 3rd week of 2016
DATE:2016-01-27 SOURCE:MOA
Pork, egg and vegetable prices rise
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 3rd week of 2016 (January 18-24, 2015) is 206.82 (year 2000=100), increasing by 3.58 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 209.11, increasing by 4.41 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 621,700 tons, increasing by 2.2% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
3rd week of 2016
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork
23.75
+0.8
+28.5
Beef
54.10
0
-0.1
Mutton
46.67
-0.3
-11.7
Egg
8.61
+3.9
-6.3
Slaughtered chicken
14.57
+1.1
-3.4
Total
29,400
+3.5
Aquatic products
Silver carp
6.58
-1.2
Large yellow croaker
41.01
-1.0
Common carp
11.76
-0.3
Grass carp
11.88
-0.1
Big-head carp
12.23
-0.1
Large cutlass fish
30.09
+3.5
Crucian carp
14.06
+0.5
Total
15,400
+1.3
Vegetables1
Average of 28 vegetables
4.42
+7.0
+12.8
Chinese cabbage
+29.0
Cabbage
+16.3
Chinese onion
+15.5
Cauliflower
+15.2
Spinach
+13.3
Celery
+11.3
Eggplant
+10.6
Zucchini
+10.6
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
+10.6
Wax gourd
-0.9
Others2
Total
486,800
+5.6
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
4.99
-0.6
-11.8
Pineapple
-2.2
Fuji apple
-1.2
Watermelon
-1.0
Jufeng grape
-0.7
Banana
+2.3
Total
64,100
+10.7
Note:
1. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 27 witnessed price increase, 1 saw price drop.
2. The price increase was within 10%.