Selected non-staple food prices –4th week of 2014
DATE:2014-02-07 SOURCE:Department of Market and Economic Information, MOA
Vegetables' prices continue rising
While aquatic products' prices fall slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 4th week of 2014 (Jan. 20-26, 2014) is 207.13 (year 2000=100), increasing by 2.02 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 208.98, up by 2.36 points. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 655,900 tons, increasing by 7.7% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
4th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Pork
20.11
-3.2
+1.3
Egg
8.36
-1.5
Slaughtered chicken
14.02
+0.6
+3.2
Beef
55.01
+0.6
Mutton
56.75
+0.4
Total1
20,400
+7.5
Aquatic products
Silver carp
7.32
-1.9
Crucian carp
14.35
-1.6
Common carp
10.94
-1.4
Large yellow croaker
35.81
-0.9
Big-head carp
11.76
-0.5
Large cutlass fish
28.82
+2.7
Grass carp
14.12
+0.4
Total1
17,800
+5.2
Vegetables2
Average of 28 vege
4.18
+6.43
Cucumber
+36.4
Zucchini
+24.2
Winter gourd
+15.6
Chinese chive
+12.0
Others
r4
Total1
500,800
+4.9
Fruits5
Average of 7 fruits
6.53
+1.76
Total1
88,100
+15.4
Note:
1. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
2. Out of the 28 items of vegetable under intensive monitoring, the prices for 27 items rose.
3. The rate of price rise expanded by 6.1 percentage points.
4. The rise was within 10%.
5. Out of the 7 items of fruit under intensive monitoring, the prices for most items rose slightly.
6. The rate of price rise shrank by 2.8 percentage points.