Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 45th week of 2014
DATE:2014-11-25 SOURCE:MOA
Pork, vegetable prices continue dropping
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 45th week of 2014 (Nov. 3-9, 2014) is 195.13 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 1.01 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 194.92, down by 1.11 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 630,200 tons, increasing by 6.6% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
45th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.31
-0.6
-11.3
Egg
10.39
-1.0
+24.6
Slaughtered chicken
15.03
-0.7
+5.2
Beef
54.15
-0.3
+0.7
Mutton
54.38
-0.1
-1.0
Total2
16,200
+1.3
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
12.88
+2.1
Silver carp
6.97
+0.6
Large cutlass fish
27.72
+0.1
Common carp
11.90
-1.2
Grass carp
13.31
-1.0
Crucian carp
14.15
-0.1
Large yellow croaker
36.99
-0.1
Total2
15,000
-2.6
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables
3.29
-0.6
-12.2
Ginger
-9.5
Chinese cabbage
-8.7
Lettuce, root
-7.2
Cucumber
+10.2
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
+9.1
Zucchini
+7.2
Wax gourd
+5.7
Green bean
+5.4
Onion
0
Cole
0
Others4
Total2
495,800
+2.4
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.54
+1.5
+10.8
Watermelon
2.56
+13.3
Jufeng grape
7.49
+5.8
Pineapple
4.45
+0.2
Others5
Total2
63,100
-7.1
Note:
1. The price dropped slightly for 7 consecutive weeks, down by a total of 4%.
2. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
3. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 15 witnessed price decrease, 11 saw price rise, and the other 2 remained the same price compared with the previous week.
4. The change of the prices was within 5%.
5. The prices dropped at different rates.