Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 9th week of 2016
DATE:2016-03-10 SOURCE:MOA
Egg price continues to fall
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 9th week of 2016 (February 29 - March 6, 2015) is 224.01 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 0.26 point from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 229.77, decreasing by 0.25 point from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 513,800 tons, increasing by 1.8% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
9th week of 2016
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork
24.35
-0.4
+37.2
Beef
53.92
-0.3
-0.8
Mutton
46.95
+0.1
-11.4
Egg1
7.26
-5.5
-15.7
Slaughtered chicken
15.19
-1.0
-1.6
Total
23,500
-0.8
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
11.84
-3.1
Large yellow croaker
39.72
-2.8
Silver carp
6.59
-1.6
Crucian carp
14.03
-1.5
Common carp
11.89
-1.2
Grass carp
12.19
-0.4
Large cutlass fish
30.58
+1.1
Total
13,000
+4.0
Vegetables2
Average of 28 vegetables
5.37
-0.2
+26.4
Chinese chive
-11.4
Spinach
-9.6
Lotus root
-7.6
Cucumber
-5.4
Celery
0
Wax gourd
+11.4
Cabbage
+10.6
Chinese cabbage
+9.6
Green bean
+6.4
Lettuce root
+5.2
Others3
Total
400,800
+0.6
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.19
-0.4
-18.7
Jufeng grape
+2.8
Banana
+1.1
Watermelon
+0.7
Fuji apple
-3.2
Pineapple
-3.2
Total
66,400
+11.2
Note:
1. The price dropped for 3 weeks consecutively.
2. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 13 witnessed price increase, 14 saw price drop, and the other one remained the same with the previous week.
3. The price change was within 5%.