Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 49th week of 2014
DATE:2014-12-12 SOURCE:MOA
Vegetable prices rise slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 49th week of 2014 (Dec. 1-7, 2014) is 200.06 (year 2000=100), increasing by 2.69 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 200.92, increasing by 3.30 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 615,300 tons, increasing by 4.8% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
49th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.14
-0.2
-12.5
Egg
10.09
-1.0
+22.6
Slaughtered chicken
14.77
-0.3
+4.0
Beef
54.00
-0.3
+0.2
Mutton
53.63
-0.5
-2.7
Total2
17,100
+1.8
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
12.58
-1.4
Common carp
11.90
-1.2
Grass carp
13.32
-0.4
Crucian carp
13.91
-0.4
Large yellow croaker
36.57
-0.3
Large cutlass fish
27.49
0
Silver carp
6.96
+0.3
Total2
14,400
+1.4
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables
3.64
+4.6
+0.8
Cucumber
+24.3
Zucchini
+19.4
Chinese chive
+14.3
Cole
+18.6
Lettuce
+10.3
Onion
0
Celery
0
Ginger
-9.2
Pumpkin
-0.6
Mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
-0.3
Others4
Total2
480,400
+5.7
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.30
+1.0
-3.5
Tangerine
2.77
+4.9
Jufeng grape
8.62
+4.2
Watermelon
3.09
+3.0
Ya pear
4.56
+1.8
Fuji apple
8.12
+1.8
Banana
5.65
-4.9
Pineapple
4.26
-4.5
Total2
60,600
+1.3
Note:
1. The price dropped slightly for 11 consecutive weeks, down by a total of 4.7%.
2. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
3. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 23 witnessed price increase, 3 saw price drop, and the other 2 remained the same prices compared with the previous week.
4. The prices rose at different rates.