Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 48th week of 2014
DATE:2014-12-12 SOURCE:MOA
Vegetable prices pick up
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 48th week of 2014 (Nov. 24-30, 2014) is 197.37 (year 2000=100), increasing by 1.05 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 197.62, increasing by 1.22 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 587,000 tons, decreasing by 2.5% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
48th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.18
-0.3
-11.9
Egg
10.19
-0.7
+23.7
Slaughtered chicken
14.82
-0.4
+5.4
Beef
54.15
+0.6
+0.7
Mutton
53.89
+0.3
-1.9
Total2
16,800
+1.8
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
12.76
-1.5
Crucian carp
13.97
-1.1
Grass carp
13.38
-0.8
Common carp
12.05
-0.5
Large cutlass fish
27.49
-0.3
Large yellow croaker
36.67
-0.1
Silver carp
6.94
+1.9
Total2
14,200
0
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables
3.48
+1.5
-4.4
Cucumber
+11.0
Green pepper
+10.3
Turnip
0
Onion
0
Ginger
-9.9
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
-9.3
Others4
Total2
454,600
-5.6
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.25
+0.8
-1.9
Pineapple
4.46
+2.1
Watermelon
3.00
+2.0
Fuji apple
7.98
+1.3
Jufeng grape
8.27
+1.1
Ya pear
4.48
+0.5
Tangerine
2.64
-1.0
Banana
5.94
-0.4
Total2
59,800
-1.0
Note:
1. The price dropped slightly for 10 consecutive weeks, down by a total of 4.5%.
2. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
3. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 19 witnessed price increase, 7 saw price drop, and the other 2 remained the same prices compared with the previous week.
4. Change of the prices was within 9%.