Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 48th week of 2015
DATE:2015-12-11 SOURCE:MOA
Increase in vegetable prices shrinks
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 48th week of 2015 (November 30-December 6, 2015) is 202.33 (year 2000=100), increasing by 5.23 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 203.70, increasing by 6.44 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 569,600 tons, decreasing by 0.4% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
48th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork
22.60
+0.8
+18.1
Beef
54.40
+0.7
+0.7
Mutton
47.08
+1.1
-12.2
Egg
7.96
+0.4
-21.1
Slaughtered chicken
14.50
-0.3
-1.8
Total
28,700
-1.0
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
12.16
+0.8
Large yellow croaker
41.51
+0.5
Large cutlass fish
28.74
+0.5
Common carp
11.95
-1.1
Crucian carp
14.06
-0.6
Grass carp
11.73
-0.5
Silver carp
6.92
-0.3
Total
15,100
+2.7
Vegetables1
Average of 28 vegetables2
4.01
+6.4
+10.2
Cole
r3
Cauliflower
r3
Zucchini
r3
Lettuce
r3
Eggplant
r3
Chinese onion
r3
Chinese chive
r3
White turnip
r3
Green bean
r3
Spinach
r3
Chinese cabbage
0
Mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
-1.1
Lotus root
-0.9
Others4
Total
438,500
-1.0
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
4.96
+2.1
-6.4
Banana
+8.4
Watermelon
+4.5
Jufeng grape
+0.8
Pineapple
+1.2
Fuji apple
+0.3
Total
51,800
-8.2
Note:
1. Increase in vegetable prices shrank by 3.5 points.
2. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 25 witnessed price increase, 2 saw price drop, and 1 remained the same with the previous week.
3. Rising by 10%-20%.
4. The price increase was within 10%.