Selected non-staple agri-food prices –46th week of 2014
DATE:2014-11-26 SOURCE:MOA
Animal product prices continue dropping
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 46th week of 2014 (Nov. 10-Nov. 16, 2014) is 196.04 (year 2000=100), increasing by 0.91 point from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 196.00, increasing by 1.08 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 610,700 tons, decreasing by 3.1% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
46th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.27
-0.2
-12.1
Egg
10.31
-0.8
+22.9
Slaughtered chicken
14.97
-0.4
+4.5
Beef
54.06
-0.2
+0.1
Mutton
53.95
-0.8
-1.7
Total2
16,600
+2.9
Aquatic products
Silver carp
6.80
-2.4
Crucian carp
13.93
-1.6
Grass carp
13.23
-0.6
Large cutlass fish
27.61
-0.4
Large yellow croaker
36.94
-0.1
Big-head carp
12.97
+0.7
Common carp
11.94
+0.3
Total2
14,700
-2.0
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables
3.34
+1.5
-9.3
Cucumber
+26.0
Zucchini
+17.9
Green bean
+12.0
Eggplant
+8.0
Cauliflower
+7.2
Cole
+6.2
Cabbage
+5.7
Ginger
-8.6
Chinese cabbage
-6.3
Garlic, stem
0
Celery
0
Others4
Total2
480,000
-3.2
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.57
+0.5
+8.4
Watermelon
2.86
+11.7
Jufeng grape
7.67
+2.4
Pineapple
4.53
+1.8
Others5
Total2
62,200
-1.3
Note:
1. The pricedropped slightly for 8 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, 19 witnessed price increase, 7 saw price drop, and the other 2 remained the same prices compared with the previous week.
4. Change of the prices was within 5%.
5. The prices dropped at different rates.