Selected non-staple food prices –18th week of 2014

　

Selected non-staple food prices –18th week of 2014

　  

Pork price continues dropping in most areas

 

According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 18^th week of 2014 (April 28-May 4, 2014) is 200.20 (year 2000=100), up by 0.64 point over the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 201.20, up by 0.89 point. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 653,900 tons, down by 8.4% compared to the previous week.

 

Selected non-staple food prices

18^th 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

15.95

-0.9

 

 

Egg²

9.13

+2.4

 

 

Beef

54.29

-0.4

 

 

Mutton

55.70

-0.1

 

 

Slaughtered chicken

14.24

+1.2

 

 

Total³

 

 

16,100

-4.2

Aquatic products

 

 

 

 

Large yellow croaker

36.35

+2.1

 

 

Crucian carp

14.60

+1.9

 

 

Grass carp

14.71

+0.8

 

 

Common carp

10.97

+0.7

 

 

Silver carp

7.21

+0.6

 

 

Big-head carp

12.64

+0.4

 

 

Large cutlass fish

28.09

-0.1

 

 

Total³

 

 

16,000

+2.2

Vegetables

 

 

 

 

Average of 28 vege⁴

3.56⁵

-0.3

 

 

Winter gourd

 

d⁶

 

 

Zucchini

 

d⁶

 

 

Eggplant

 

d⁶

 

 

Cucumber

 

d⁶

 

 

Oyster mushroom

 

r⁷

 

 

White turnip

 

r⁷

 

 

Cole

 

r⁷

 

 

Celery

 

r⁷

 

 

Cauliflower

 

r⁷

 

 

Spinach

 

r⁷

 

 

Others

 

c⁸

 

 

Total³

 

 

493,700

-7.7

Fruits

 

 

 

 

Average of 7 fruits

7.26

+2.7

 

 

Jufeng grape

 

+10.0

 

 

Banana

 

+2.4

 

 

Pineapple

 

-7.4

 

 

Others

 

c⁹

 

 

Total³

 

 

123,600

-12.5

 

 

Note:

1.　　 The price of pork dropped for 11 consecutive weeks, 11.7% lower than that of the same period last year. The price fell remarkably in Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Xinjiang, Shaanxi and Hebei, while rose slightly in Shanghai, Beijing, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang on a weekly basis.

2.　　 The price of egg rose for 8 consecutive weeks, 17.4% higher than that of the same period last year.

3.　　 The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.

4.　　 15 of the 28 vegetable items witnessed price drop, 13 items saw price increase.

5.　　 The price dropped for 12 consecutive weeks, 6.6% lower than that of the same period last year.

6.　　 Dropped by 5% to15%.

7.　　 Rose by 5% to15%.

8.　　 Change of prices was within 5%.

9.　　 Change of prices was within 2%.