Ministry of Commerce: Edible agricultural products and means of production prices edged down last week
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce, last week (August 4 to 10), the market prices of edible agricultural products and the prices of means of production in the distribution sector in 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide both edged down. Last week, the average price of 18 kinds of vegetables fell 1.2% from the previous week, among which the prices of melon and fruit vegetables such as eggplant, bitter gourd and tomato led the declines, falling 6.3%, 5.3% and 4.2% respectively week on week. Edible oil prices were stable with a slight decline, among which soybean oil and rapeseed oil prices fell 0.7% and 0.1% respectively from the previous week, while peanut oil prices were flat from the previous week. Grain prices were stable with a slight decline, among which rice prices fell 0.2% from the previous week, while flour prices were flat from the previous week. Pork prices rose 0.7% from the previous week, while beef and mutton prices were both flat from the previous week. The average price of aquatic products rose 0.2%, among which the prices of small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker and crucian carp rose 1.6%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively from the previous week. Poultry and egg prices rose somewhat, among which the price of dressed chicken rose 0.5% from the previous week, and the price of eggs rose 1.6% from the previous week.
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce, last week (August 4 to 10), the market prices of edible agricultural products and the prices of means of production in the distribution sector in 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide both edged down.
Last week, the average price of 18 kinds of vegetables fell 1.2% from the previous week, among which the prices of melon and fruit vegetables such as eggplant, bitter gourd and tomato led the declines, falling 6.3%, 5.3% and 4.2% respectively week on week. Edible oil prices were stable with a slight decline, among which soybean oil and rapeseed oil prices fell 0.7% and 0.1% respectively from the previous week, while peanut oil prices were flat from the previous week. Grain prices were stable with a slight decline, among which rice prices fell 0.2% from the previous week, while flour prices were flat from the previous week. Pork prices rose 0.7% from the previous week, while beef and mutton prices were both flat from the previous week. The average price of aquatic products rose 0.2%, among which the prices of small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker and crucian carp rose 1.6%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively from the previous week. Poultry and egg prices rose somewhat, among which the price of dressed chicken rose 0.5% from the previous week, and the price of eggs rose 1.6% from the previous week.
Last week, coal prices fell 1.5% from the previous week, among which lignite, bituminous coal and anthracite prices fell 3.2%, 1.5% and 1.2% respectively. Nonferrous metal prices fell 0.3%, among which nickel, lead, copper, tin and aluminum prices fell 1.2%, 0.7%, 0.6%, 0.5% and 0.1% respectively, while zinc prices rose 0.2%. Steel prices were generally flat, among which the prices of ordinary medium plate and welded steel pipe both fell 0.2%, while the prices of hot-rolled ordinary sheet and rebar both rose 0.1%. Chemical product prices were flat, among which toluene and pure benzene prices fell 1.2% and 1.1% respectively, while phenol and phthalic anhydride prices rose 4.4% and 1.2% respectively. Rubber prices remained stable, among which the prices of domestic standard rubber, imported smoked sheet rubber, butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber were all flat from the previous week.
Last week, the average price of 18 kinds of vegetables fell 1.2% from the previous week, among which the prices of melon and fruit vegetables such as eggplant, bitter gourd and tomato led the declines, falling 6.3%, 5.3% and 4.2% respectively week on week. Edible oil prices were stable with a slight decline, among which soybean oil and rapeseed oil prices fell 0.7% and 0.1% respectively from the previous week, while peanut oil prices were flat from the previous week. Grain prices were stable with a slight decline, among which rice prices fell 0.2% from the previous week, while flour prices were flat from the previous week. Pork prices rose 0.7% from the previous week, while beef and mutton prices were both flat from the previous week. The average price of aquatic products rose 0.2%, among which the prices of small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker and crucian carp rose 1.6%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively from the previous week. Poultry and egg prices rose somewhat, among which the price of dressed chicken rose 0.5% from the previous week, and the price of eggs rose 1.6% from the previous week.
Last week, coal prices fell 1.5% from the previous week, among which lignite, bituminous coal and anthracite prices fell 3.2%, 1.5% and 1.2% respectively. Nonferrous metal prices fell 0.3%, among which nickel, lead, copper, tin and aluminum prices fell 1.2%, 0.7%, 0.6%, 0.5% and 0.1% respectively, while zinc prices rose 0.2%. Steel prices were generally flat, among which the prices of ordinary medium plate and welded steel pipe both fell 0.2%, while the prices of hot-rolled ordinary sheet and rebar both rose 0.1%. Chemical product prices were flat, among which toluene and pure benzene prices fell 1.2% and 1.1% respectively, while phenol and phthalic anhydride prices rose 4.4% and 1.2% respectively. Rubber prices remained stable, among which the prices of domestic standard rubber, imported smoked sheet rubber, butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber were all flat from the previous week.