Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 17th week of 2016
DATE:2016-05-05 SOURCE:MOA
Pork and egg prices rises slightly while vegetable prices continue to fall
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 17th week of 2016 (April 25 – May 1, 2016) is 210.58 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 3.79 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 213.74, decreasing by 4.58 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 575,900 tons, decreasing by 2.3% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
17th week of 2016
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork1
26.31
+0.3
+43.1
Beef
52.88
-0.8
-2.0
Mutton
45.62
-0.7
-8.7
Egg
7.21
+0.1
-4.6
Slaughtered chicken
15.44
+0.3
+2.6
Total
22,800
-3.0
Aquatic products
Crucian carp
15.03
+2.9
Grass carp
12.57
+2.1
Large cutlass fish
31.29
+1.3
Silver carp
6.79
+1.0
Common carp
11.48
+0.6
Large yellow croaker
39.89
-3.4
Big-head carp
12.24
-1.6
Total
13,500
+0.7
Vegetables2
Average of 28 vegetables
4.05
-6.5
+8.6
Zucchini
-18.2
Cabbage
-17.6
Carrot
+8.1
Potato
+3.9
Others3
Total
415,000
-2.3
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.06
0
-19.0
Watermelon
-2.6
Banana
-0.7
Fuji apple
-0.3
Pineapple
-0.3
Jufeng grape
+1.9
Total
115,400
-1.1
Note:
1. The price rose slightly for 7 weeks consecutively.
2. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 2 witnessed price increase, 26 saw price drop.
3. The price drop was within 15%.