Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 9th week of 2015
DATE:2015-03-12 SOURCE:MOA
Egg and vegetable prices continue to drop
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 9th week of 2015 (March. 2-8, 2015) is 210.45 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 2.84 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 213.16, decreasing by 3.51 points from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
9th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Egg 1
8.61
-3.6
+9.9
Pork
17.75
-2.6
-3.7
Slaughtered chicken
15.44
-0.2
+11.4
Beef
54.34
+0.1
-1.1
Mutton
52.98
+1.0
-6.1
Total
Aquatic products
Common carp
12.60
+2.0
Big-head carp
12.67
+1.4
Silver carp
7.05
+0.7
Grass carp
13.08
+0.5
Crucian carp
13.70
+0.2
Large cutlass fish
27.44
-3.7
Large yellow croaker
37.53
-1.0
Total
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables2
4.25
-6.8
-3.2
Spinach
-21.1
Zucchini
-20.4
Cole
-17.6
Cucumber
-16.5
Eggplant
-15.7
Chinese chive
-13.5
Green pepper
-12.8
Lettuce root
-10.8
Cauliflower
-10.5
Tomato
-10.2
Pumpkin
+8.6
Others4
Total
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.38
+1.1
-1.5
Watermelon
+5.8
Tangerine
+4.3
Banana
+2.6
Pineapple
+1.9
Ya pear
+0.4
Fuji apple
+0.2
Jufeng grape
-2.0
Total
Note:
1. The price dropped slightly for 2 consecutive weeks, the drop range increased by 1.2 percentage points from the previous week.
2. The price dropped for 2 consecutive weeks, the drop range increased by 4.7 percentage points from the previous week.
3. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 8 witnessed price increase while 20 saw price drop.
4. Price change was within 10%.