Selected non-staple food prices – 42nd week of 2014
DATE:2014-10-24 SOURCE:MOA
Pork, egg prices drop slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 42ndweek of 2014 (October 13-19) is 201.76 (year 2000=100), down by 1.51 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 202.93, down by 1.67 points over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 596,200 tons, up by 3.63% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
42nd week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Change on the previous week (%)
Change on the same period of last year （%）
Trade volume (ton)
Change on
the previous week (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.58
-0.32
-10.5
Egg1
10.44
-0.9
+24.1
Slaughtered chicken
15.45
+1.0
+8.3
Beef
54.28
+0.4
+2.8
Mutton
54.71
+0.2
+1.5
Total3
16,100
+5.2
Aquatic products
Silver carp
7.20
+1.6
Grass carp
13.90
+0.9
Common carp
12.23
+0.4
Crucian carp
14.77
+0.4
Large cutlass fish
27.76
-1.0
Large yellow croaker
36.34
-0.7
Big-head carp
13.01
-0.2
Total3
15,800
+2.6
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vege4
3.57
-0.3
-4.3
Cole
-14.5
Lettuce
-8.5
Spinach
-8.5
Tomato
+6.3
Cauliflower
+5.8
Eggplant
+5.7
Others
c5
Total3
490,700
+5.5
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.44
+1.5
+11.0
Ya pear
4.64
+4.0
Watermelon
1.60
+3.9
Jufeng grape
6.82
+3.5
Pineapple
4.47
+2.3
Others
d6
Total3
73,600
-7.4
Note:
1. Dropped slightly for three consecutive weeks.
2. The decline rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than that of the previous week.
3. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
4. 19 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price drop, 2 items maintained the same while 7 items saw price increase.
5. Change of the prices was within 5%.
6. Dropped at different rates.