Selected non-staple food prices –25th week of 2014
DATE:2014-06-27 SOURCE:MOA
Prices for animal products fall slightly
while vegetable prices rise slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 25th week of 2014 (June 16-22, 2014) is 203.01 (year 2000=100), increasing by 0.80 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 204.65, up by 1.00 point over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 638,700 tons, decreasing by 1.7% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
25th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Pork1
18.44
-0.7
Egg2
9.21
-2.0
Beef
54.02
-0.3
Mutton
55.85
-0.8
Slaughtered chicken
14.69
+0.3
Total3
16,100
+1.5
Aquatic products
Large yellow croaker
36.01
-2.3
Crucian carp
14.80
-1.4
Silver carp
7.10
-1.1
Big-head carp
12.96
-1.0
Large cutlass fish
27.14
-0.8
Common carp
12.05
-0.6
Grass carp
14.79
-0.5
Total3
15,300
-0.4
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vege5
3.29
+1.2
Chinese cabbage
+15.0
Cauliflower
+10.7
Green bean
+7.6
Pumpkin
-6.6
Others
c6
Total3
473,700
-1.3
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
7.44
-1.1
Watermelon
2.54
-10.6
Jufeng grape
14.90
-3.4
Ya pear
7.21
+2.7
Fuji apple
8.97
+1.9
Total3
123,300
-4.3
Note:
1. The price decreased by 7.3% year-on-year.
2. The price increased by 16.9% 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, the prices of 14 items rose, the prices of 2 items remained the same as to that of the previous week, and the prices of 12 items fell.
5. The average price of 28 items of vegetables increased by 3.8% year-on-year.
6. Change of prices was within 5%.