Selected non-staple food prices –17th week of 2014
DATE:2014-05-05 SOURCE:Department of Market and Economic Information, MOA
Meat, vegetable prices drop while egg price rises
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 17th week of 2014 (April 21-27, 2014) is 199.56 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 1.92 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 200.31, down by 2.16 points over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 713,600 tons, decreasing by 0.2% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
17th 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
16.09
-1.0
Egg2
8.92
+3.8
Beef
54.49
+0.4
Mutton
55.76
+0.3
Slaughtered chicken
14.07
-0.1
Total3
16,800
-2.5
Aquatic products
Grass carp
14.60
+1.1
Crucian carp
14.33
+1.1
Large cutlass fish
28.13
+0.8
Large yellow croaker
35.62
+0.7
Common carp
10.89
-0.3
Big-head carp
12.59
-0.3
Silver carp
7.17
-2.6
Total3
15,700
-4.8
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vege5
3.57
-4.0
Winter gourd
f6
Cucumber
f6
Garlic, stem
f6
Zucchini
f7
Lettuce, root
f7
Lettuce
f7
Green bean
f7
Cabbage
f7
Green pepper
f7
Chinese onion
f7
Chinese cabbage
f7
Eggplant
f7
Tomato
f7
Others
c8
Total3
535,100
-0.6
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
7.07
-1.0
Ya pear
+2.6
Banana
+2.1
Jufeng grape
-3.2
Watermelon
-4.0
Pineapple
-4.3
Others
c9
Total3
141,300
+2.4
Note:
1. The price dropped for 10 consecutive weeks and decreased by 11.4% year-on-year.
2. The price rose for 7 consecutive weeks and increased by 13.6% 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 21 items fell, the prices of 5 items rose, and the prices of 2 items remained the same as to that of the previous week.
5. The average price of 28 items of vegetables dropped for 11 consecutive weeks and decreased by 13.3% year-on-year.
6. Fell by 10-20%.
7. Fell by 5-10%.
8. Change of prices was within 5%.
9. Change of prices was within 2%.