Hunan vegetable prices stop falling and rebound this week, average wholesale and retail pork prices see widening increase

Rednet Changsha, August 27 (Reporter Liu Yibin) According to the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce's monitoring of 86 major edible agricultural products across the province from August 20 to 26, compared with the previous week, prices rose for 54 items, accounting for 62.79%; fell for 22 items, accounting for 25.58%; and remained flat for 10 items, accounting for 11.63%. Among the 11 major categories of products monitored, prices rose for grain, edible oil, pork, eggs, vegetables, aquatic products, fruit and salt, while prices fell for dressed chicken, sugar and milk.

The average wholesale price of vegetables stopped falling and rebounded. At present, Hunan's seasonal vegetables have entered the final stage, and fields are beginning to be replanted with winter vegetables, so the volume of local vegetables coming to market has dropped sharply, while vegetables purchased from other regions have higher costs, and prices of all kinds of vegetables have generally risen. This week, the average wholesale price of vegetables in Hunan was 3.31 yuan/kg, up 5.41% from the previous week. Among the 18 varieties monitored, wholesale prices rose for 14, fell for 3 and remained flat for 1.

This week, vegetable wholesale prices in Hunan's cities and prefectures were concentrated at 3-4 yuan per kg, with the lowest and highest prices at 1.86 yuan/kg and 4.42 yuan/kg respectively. Prices in various places were mainly rising, with relatively large increases in most areas. At present, vegetables across the province are in a period of seasonal crop rotation, and vegetable prices have entered a seasonal upward cycle. Vegetable prices are not expected to fall in the short term.

The average retail price of grain rose slightly. This week, the average retail price of grain was 5.72/kg, up 1.24%; small-packaged rice was 5.75 yuan/kg, up 1.41%; small-packaged flour was 5.64 yuan/kg, up 0.71%.

The increase in average wholesale and retail pork prices widened. As the summer high temperatures gradually fade, consumer demand in the pork market is heating up, and the increase in pork prices has widened. This week, Hunan's average wholesale pork price was 20.23 yuan/kg, up 2.53%, with the increase widening by 1.09 percentage points; the average retail price was 22.94 yuan/kg, up 0.79%, with the increase widening by 0.39 percentage points. Among these, the average retail price of fresh pork was 21.98 yuan/kg, up 1.01%; the average retail price of lean meat was 25.62 yuan/kg, up 0.27%; the average retail price of pork belly was 21.23 yuan/kg, up 1.24%. This week, the average wholesale price of fresh beef was 63.49 yuan/kg, down 0.19%; the average wholesale price of fresh mutton was 64.08 yuan/kg, up 3.3%. With universities, colleges and schools about to start, and major festivals such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day and Double Ninth Festival also approaching one after another, the live pig market will gradually emerge from the off-season for consumption, and pork prices are expected to rise slightly along with the increase in live pig prices.

Dressed chicken prices fell slightly, while egg prices rose slightly. This week, the average retail price of dressed chicken across the province was 19.97 yuan/kg, down 0.05%; the average retail price of eggs was 11.1 yuan/kg, up 1.74%. Every year during mooncake production season, egg prices naturally rise, and laying hen inventories are currently relatively tight. With the September school season and the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, demand for eggs will increase, and egg prices will maintain an upward trend.

The average wholesale price of aquatic products rose slightly. This week, the average wholesale price of aquatic products was 20.82 yuan/kg, up 0.29%. Among the 8 major aquatic products monitored, wholesale prices rose for 3, fell for 1 and remained flat for 4. The average wholesale prices of carp, grass carp and crucian carp rose by 1.52%, 1.09% and 0.44% respectively, the price of silver carp fell by 0.11%, and the prices of large hairtail, small hairtail, large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker remained flat.

The average retail price of edible oil rose slightly. This week, the average retail price of barreled edible oil was 15.49 yuan/liter, up 0.19%. By variety, soybean oil was 12.37 yuan/liter, down 0.08%; peanut oil was 20.59 yuan/liter, up 0.24%; rapeseed oil was 15.03 yuan/liter, up 0.4%; blended oil was 13.98 yuan/liter, up 0.29%.

The average wholesale price of fruit rose slightly. This week, the average wholesale price of fruit monitored in Hunan was 5.69 yuan/kg, up 0.53%. Among the 6 varieties monitored, wholesale prices fell for 3 and rose for 3. Prices of apples, grapes and pears fell by 0.46%, 2.05% and 0.15% respectively, while prices of bananas, pineapples and watermelons rose by 3.28%, 5.21% and 1.11% respectively.

The average retail price of sugar was 8.02 yuan/kg, down 0.12%.

The average retail price of salt was 4.74 yuan/kg, up 3.04%.

The average retail price of milk was 10.91 yuan/liter, down 0.09%.