Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 4th week of 2015
DATE:2015-02-09 SOURCE:MOA
Vegetable prices rise
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 4th week of 2015 (Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2015) is 205.88 (year 2000=100), increasing by 1.94 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 207.82, increasing by 2.36 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 622,600 tons, increasing by 2.5% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
4th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
18.33
-0.8
-8.1
Egg2
9.11
-0.1
+9.7
Mutton
52.41
-0.8
-9.0
Slaughtered chicken
14.92
-1.1
+4.8
Beef
54.18
0
-2.3
Total3
18,900
+4.4
Aquatic products
Crucian carp
13.58
-0.6
Large cutlass fish
27.55
-0.5
Big-head carp
12.01
-0.3
Large yellow croaker
37.48
-0.1
Common carp
11.85
0
Silver carp
7.12
+1.1
Grass carp
13.06
+0.2
Total3
17,300
+4.2
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vegetables
4.10
+4.6
-9.7
Tomato
+20.8
Cucumber
+20.3
Eggplant
+17.8
Zucchini
+14.2
Chinese cabbage
+12.5
Green pepper
+11.0
Cabbage
+10.0
Ginger
-2.7
Lettuce, root
-1.8
Cauliflower
-1.4
Mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
-0.1
Onion
0
Others5
Total3
477,000
+3.4
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.79
+2.3
-10.7
Tangerine
+5.5
Watermelon
+4.4
Ya pear
+4.2
Jufeng grape
+2.9
Fuji apple
+1.4
Banana
+0.9
Pineapple
-1.7
Total3
87,200
+4.8
Note:
1. The price dropped for 3 consecutive weeks.
2. The priced ropped for 12 consecutive weeks.
3. The total trade volume in 50 intensively monitored major wholesale markets.
4. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 23 witnessed price increase, 4 saw price drop, and the other one remained the same prices compared with the previous week.
5. Price increase was within 10%.