Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 4th week of 2016
DATE:2016-02-04 SOURCE:MOA
Pork, egg and vegetable prices continue to rise
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 4th week of 2016 (January 25-31, 2015) is 216.98 (year 2000=100), increasing by 10.16 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 221.19, increasing by 12.08 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 564,100 tons, decreasing by 9.3% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
4th week of 2016
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork
24.08
+1.4
+31.4
Beef
54.09
0
-0.2
Mutton
46.47
-0.4
-11.3
Egg
8.86
+2.9
-2.7
Slaughtered chicken
14.77
+1.4
-1.0
Total
27,900
-5.1
Aquatic products
Silver carp
6.72
+2.1
Large cutlass fish
30.70
+2.0
Crucian carp
14.18
+0.9
Grass carp
11.97
+0.8
Big-head carp
12.29
+0.5
Common carp
11.81
+0.4
Large yellow croaker
41.11
+0.2
Total
14,900
-3.2
Vegetables1
Average of 28 vegetables
5.02
+13.6
+22.4
Cauliflower
+28.9
Chinese cabbage
+27.5
Zucchini
+25.9
Chinese onion
+25.6
Green bean
+22.7
Cucumber
+21.6
Cabbage
+20.2
Spinach
+19.0
Green pepper
+18.9
Eggplant
+17.3
Celery
+16.2
Others2
Total
428,100
-12.1
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.04
+1.0
-13.0
Watermelon
+2.0
Banana
+1.7
Pineapple
+0.7
Jufeng grape
+0.4
Fuji apple
+0.1
Total
71,300
+11.2
Note:
1. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 28 witnessed price increase.
2. The price increase was within 15%.