Selected non-staple agri-food prices – 14th week of 2016
DATE:2016-04-14 SOURCE:MOA
Pork price remains flat and rises slightly while vegetable prices drop
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 14th week of 2016 (April 4-10, 2016) is 225.95 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 3.51 points from the previous week. The Nationwide Non-staple Agri-food Wholesale Price Index is 232.17, decreasing by 4.15 points from the previous week. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 intensively monitored wholesale markets is 546,800 tons, increasing by 2.0% from the previous week.
Selected non-staple agri-food prices
14th week of 2016
Wholesale prices
Trade
Average (yuan/kg)
Weekly change (%)
Year-on-year change (%)
Trade volume (ton)
Weekly change (%)
Animal products
Pork
25.82
+0.6
+48.2
Beef
53.15
-0.7
-1.5
Mutton
46.12
+0.4
-11.5
Egg
7.19
-0.1
-6.6
Slaughtered chicken
15.27
-0.3
+3.0
Total
23,200
-2.5
Aquatic products
Big-head carp
12.43
+0.6
Crucian carp
14.32
+0.6
Grass carp
12.00
+0.3
Large yellow croaker
40.79
-1.4
Silver carp
6.50
-0.6
Common carp
11.46
-0.3
Large cutlass fish
30.61
-0.3
Total
13,600
0
Vegetables1
Average of 28 vegetables
5.12
-6.2
+29.0
Cole
-17.3
Chinese chive
-17.2
Cucumber
-16.9
Chinese cabbage
-15.6
Zucchini
-14.5
Spinach
-14.1
Lettuce
-12.3
Eggplant
-12.0
Green bean
-10.5
Cauliflower
-10.1
Turnip
+12.6
Wax gourd
+10.7
Carrot
+4.2
Potato
+3.8
Pumpkin
+1.8
Others2
Total
402,200
+1.9
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
5.23
0
-13.0
Jufeng grape
+4.8
Banana
0
Pineapple
-2.5
Watermelon
-1.2
Fuji apple
5.97
-1.2
-29.0
Total
97,300
+2.6
Note:
1. Out of the 28 intensively monitored vegetables, 5 witnessed price increase, 23 saw price drop.
2. The price drop was within 10%.