Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 35th week of 2015
DATE:2015-09-10 SOURCE:MOA
Pork price remains stable with slight decrease while egg price continues to rise
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 35th week of 2015 (August 31- September 6, 2015) is 213.70 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 1.27 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 216.82, decreasing by 1.55 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 626,400 tons, increasing by 3.6% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
35th week of 2015
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
24.50
-0.4
+20.6
Beef
53.87
+0.3
-0.6
Mutton
47.64
-0.4
-13.0
Egg2
9.22
+0.8
-18.0
Slaughtered chicken
14.71
+0.8
-4.6
Total
46,000
+39.0
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
27.93
-1.8
Silver carp
7.02
-1.4
Large yellow croaker
43.14
-1.2
Grass carp
12.34
-0.2
Common carp
13.05
-0.2
Crucian carp
15.20
+0.9
Big-head carp
12.92
+0.4
Total
15,200
+8.6
Vegetables3
Average of 28 vegetables
3.83
-1.5
+7.3
Cucumber
-11.1
Cauliflower
-8.9
Zucchini
-8.1
Chinese cabbage
0
Carrot
+6.4
Lettuce
+5.9
Garlic
+5.5
Others4
Total
430,500
+1.9
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.08
-2.3
-10.6
Jufeng grape
-3.4
Pineapple
-3.3
Banana
-2.6
Watermelon
-2.2
Fuji apple
0
Total
117,700
-3.4
Note:
1. The price dropped after rising for 22 consecutive weeks.
2. The price rose for 7 consecutive weeks.
3. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 10 witnessed price increase, 17 saw price drop, and 1 remained the same with the previous week.
4. The price change was within 5%.