Selected non-staple food prices –28th week of 2014
DATE:2014-07-18 SOURCE:MOA
Egg price rises, vegetable prices remain stable
According to MOA's Agri-product Wholesale Market Information Network, the Nationwide Agri-product Wholesale Price Index for the 28th week of 2014 (July 7-13, 2014) is 204.71 (year 2000=100), decreasing by 0.39 points over a week ago. The Nationwide Non-staple Food Wholesale Price Index is 206.61, down by 0.37 points over a week ago. The trade volume of 60 items in 50 wholesale markets under intensive monitoring is 654,300 tons, increasing by 6.7% compared to the previous week.
Selected non-staple food prices
28th week of 2014
Wholesale prices
Trade
average yuan/kg
% change on the previous week
trade volume ton
% change on
the previous week
Animal products
Egg1
9.70
+2.8
Pork2
18.52
+0.4
Beef
53.80
-0.1
Mutton
54.66
-1.3
Slaughtered chicken
14.51
-0.5
Total3
15,500
-1.3
Aquatic products
Large cutlass fish
26.61
-1.7
Large yellow croaker
36.42
-1.1
Common carp
12.23
-0.6
Grass carp
14.80
-0.3
Big-head carp
13.44
+2.1
Crucian carp
15.10
+0.6
Silver carp
7.50
+0.5
Total3
15,000
+1.0
Vegetables4
Average of 28 vege5
3.38
+0.3
Oyster mushroom
+8.1
Spinach
+6.7
Cauliflower
+6.3
Tomato
-9.9
Winter gourd
-7.2
Green bean
-7.2
Eggplant
-6.4
Zucchini
-6.3
Pumpkin
-5.2
Others
c6
Total3
471,200
+2.6
Fruits
Average of 7 fruits
7.01
-1.3
Watermelon
1.81
-10.4
Jufeng grape
12.23
-4.9
Ya pear
7.67
+3.1
Fuji apple
9.27
+1.3
Total3
142,200
+23.8
Note:
1. The price rose for three consecutive weeks with bigger increase, and was 29.2% higher than that of last year.
2. The price dropped 8.4% year-on-year.
3. The total trade volume in 50 major wholesale markets under intensive monitoring of MOA.
4. Out of the 28 items of vegetables under intensive monitoring, as to those of the previous week, the prices of 13 items rose, the price of one item remained the same, and the prices of 14 items fell.
5. The average price of 28 items of vegetables increased by 5.3% from a year ago.
6. Change of prices was within 5%.