Selected non-staple agri-food prices - 20th week of 2015
DATE:2015-05-28 SOURCE:MOA
Pork price continues to rise
while beef and mutton prices drop slightly
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 20th week of 2015 (May 18- 24, 2015) is 198.44 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 0.23 point from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 198.74, decreasing by 0.27 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 653,100 tons, increasing by 1.9% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
20th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
19.00
+1.1
+2.5
Egg
7.35
-0.8
-28.3
Slaughtered chicken
14.41
-0.1
-0.7
Beef
53.63
-0.4
-1.3
Mutton
49.26
-0.6
-12.4
Total
17,700
+7.9
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
28.19
+3.6
Large yellow croaker
40.22
+2.2
Crucian carp
14.23
+1.9
Big-head carp
13.51
+1.7
Common carp
13.46
+1.3
Grass carp
12.93
+0.9
Silver carp
7.02
+0.3
Total
14,600
+6.6
Vegetables2
Average of 28 vegetables
3.34
-2.1
+1.8
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
-12.3
Green pepper
f3
Cucumber
f3
Cole
f3
Zucchini
f3
Spinach
+7.7
Cauliflower
+5.0
Others4
Total
484,900
+0.8
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
6.51
+0.8
-14.7
Mandarin
+5.7
Pineapple
+3.1
Jufeng grape
+2.3
Ya pear
+1.2
Banana
+0.6
Watermelon
-10.0
Fuji apple
-1.2
Total
132,000
+0.8
Note:
1. The price rose slightly for 7 consecutive weeks.
2. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 10 witnessed price increase, 18 saw price drop.
3. The price fell within 5-10%.
4. The price change was within 5%.