Edible agricultural product prices rose last week, Ministry of Commerce monitoring data shows

According to Ministry of Commerce monitoring, last week (January 26 to February 1) the market prices of edible agricultural products in 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide rose somewhat.

Last week, the average price of 18 kinds of vegetables rose 5.7% from the previous week, among which the prices of melon and fruit vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplants rose the most, up 17.4%, 16.7% and 13.4% respectively week-on-week.

Grain prices rose slightly, among which the price of rice rose 0.5% from the previous week, while the price of flour was flat compared with the previous week.

Edible oil prices were stable with some declines, among which the price of soybean oil fell 0.1% from the previous week, while the prices of rapeseed oil and peanut oil were both flat compared with the previous week.

Aquatic product prices fell 0.2% from the previous week, among which the prices of silver carp, crucian carp and small hairtail fell the most, down 1.1%, 0.9% and 0.7% respectively.

Meat prices continued to fall, among which the prices of pork and beef fell 0.5% and 0.2% respectively, while the price of mutton was flat compared with the previous week.

Poultry and egg prices declined overall, among which the price of eggs fell 0.6% and that of dressed chicken fell 0.5%.