Selected non-staple agri-food prices - Last week of 2014
DATE:2015-01-13 SOURCE:MOA
Prices for most non-staple agri-food drop slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the last week of 2014 (Dec. 29, 2014--Jan. 4, 2015) is 207.48 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 1.03 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 209.75, decreasing by 1.26 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 604,200 tons, decreasing by 2.8% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
the last week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Egg1
9.43
-2.9
+11.6
Pork
18.85
-1.3
-13.2
Mutton
53.14
-0.9
-5.0
Slaughtered chicken
14.89
-0.7
+4.1
Beef
54.22
-0.2
+0.1
Total2
17,100
-6.6
Aquatic products
Silver carp
6.99
-1.0
Crucian carp
13.74
-0.7
Common carp
11.78
-0.6
Large yellow croaker
36.89
-0.6
Grass carp
13.17
-0.2
Large cutlass fish
27.72
+1.2
Big-head carp
12.18
+0.2
Total2
15,000
-1.3
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables4
3.93
-1.0
+2.6
Cucumber
-10.4
Chinese chive
-9.7
Zucchini
-8.3
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
-7.4
Chinese onion
-6.4
Ginger
-5.3
Wax gourd
+11.8
Cabbage
+7.9
Lettuce, root
+7.5
Cauliflower
+5.9
Pumpkin
0
Others5
Total2
476,900
-1.8
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.40
-2.0
-4.4
Jufeng grape
-5.2
Ya pear
-2.7
Banana
-2.5
Fuji apple
-1.4
Tangerine
-0.3
Watermelon
+2.8
Pineapple
+0.6
Total2
63,700
-1.4
Note:
1. The pricedropped for 8 consecutive weeks, down by a total of 9.5%.
2. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
3. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 16 witnessed price increase, 11 saw price drop, and one remained the same price compared with the previous week.
4. The average price fell for the first time after 7 consecutive weeks' rise.
5. Change of the prices was within 5%.