Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 12th week of 2016
DATE:2016-04-05 SOURCE:MOA
Pork price rises slightly for 3 consecutive weeks while egg price witnesses a slight recovery
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 12th week of 2016 (March 21-27, 2016) is 228.45 (year 2000=100), increasing by 1.94 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 235.20, increasing by 2.26 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 540,700 tons, increasing by 6.2% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
12th week of 2016
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork
25.42
+1.9
+49.4
Beef
53.62
-0.5
-0.7
Mutton
46.01
-0.7
-12.5
Egg
7.15
+0.4
-9.8
Slaughtered chicken
15.42
-0.5
+3.4
Total
24,400
+1.7
Aquatic products
Large yellow croaker
41.00
+1.6
Crucian carp
14.29
+1.3
Silver carp
6.63
+1.1
Grass carp
12.09
+0.2
Large cutlass fish
30.86
0
Big-head carp
12.27
-0.2
Common carp
11.70
-0.2
Total
13,200
-2.2
Vegetables1
Average of 28 vegetables
5.52
-0.9
+43.4
Green bean
-13.1
Zucchini
-11.8
Cucumber
-7.5
Lettuce
-7.5
Spinach
-7.4
Cole
-6.0
Wax gourd
+24.2
Pumpkin
+8.0
Carrot
+7.8
Chinese cabbage
+7.6
Garlic
+5.8
Garlic stem
+5.1
Tomato
+5.1
Potato
+5.0
Others2
Total
401,500
+5.1
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.25
+1.7
-12.9
Jufeng grape
+5.2
Watermelon
+2.4
Banana
+1.4
Fuji apple
-1.5
Pineapple
-0.5
Total
94,000
+6.2
Note:
1. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 12 witnessed price increase, 16 saw price drop.
2. The price change was within 5%.