Selected non-staple food prices –29th week of 2014
DATE:2014-07-25 SOURCE:MOA
Egg price continues rising
while prices of aquatic products fall slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 29th week of 2014 (July 14-20, 2014) is 205.00 (year 2000=100), increasing by 0.30 point over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 206.87, up by 0.26 point over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 656,600 tons, increasing by 0.4% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
29th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Egg1
10.09
+4.0
Pork2
18.72
+1.1
Beef
54.02
+0.4
Mutton
55.16
+0.9
Slaughtered chicken
14.56
+0.3
Total3
15,100
-2.6
Aquatic products
Silver carp
7.36
-1.9
Large yellow croaker
35.88
-1.5
Big-head carp
13.27
-1.3
Common carp
12.13
-0.8
Crucian carp
15.01
-0.6
Grass carp
14.72
-0.5
Large cutlass fish
27.02
+1.5
Total3
14,300
-4.7
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vege5
3.37
-0.3
Green bean
-8.3
Pumpkin
-6.0
Winter gourd
-5.2
Lettuce, root
+5.1
Others
c6
Total3
468,900
-0.5
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.76
-3.6
Jufeng grape
11.20
-8.4
Watermelon
1.67
-7.7
Fuji apple
9.35
+0.9
Total3
145,700
+2.5
Note:
1. The price rose for four consecutive weeks with bigger increase, and was 33.5% higher than that of last year.
2. The price dropped by 8.1% year-on-year.
3. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
4. Out of the 28 items of vegetables under intensive monitoring, as to those of the previous week, the prices of 15 items rose, the prices of two items remained the same, and the prices of 11 items fell.
5. The average price of 28 items of vegetables decreased by 0.2% from a year ago.
6. Change of prices was within 5%.