Fresh milk prices continue to rise, farm market prices climb higher

According to fixed-point monitoring of livestock, poultry and feed prices at 500 farm markets nationwide, in the second week of September (collection date September 14), prices of piglets, live pigs and corn declined, while prices of pork, poultry products, beef and mutton, and fresh milk rose.

Live pig prices. The national average price of live pigs was 18.52 yuan/kg, down 0.4% from the previous week and up 3% year on year (abbreviated as yoy, the same below). Live pig prices rose in 10 provinces, remained flat in 2 provinces and fell in 18 provinces. The average price of live pigs was higher in the northwest region, at 19.16 yuan/kg, and lower in the northeast region, at 17.51 yuan/kg. The national average price of pork was 29.81 yuan/kg, up 0.3% from the previous week and up 5.1% yoy. Pork prices rose in 19 provinces, remained flat in 5 provinces and fell in 6 provinces. The average price of pork was higher in the southwest region, at 30.391 yuan/kg, and lower in the northeast region, at 28.46 yuan/kg. The national average price of piglets was 46.12 yuan/kg, down 0.9% from the previous week and up 34% yoy. Piglet prices rose in 7 provinces, remained flat in 2 provinces and fell in 21 provinces.

Egg prices. The national average price of eggs was 9.9 yuan/kg, up 1.2% from the previous week and down 7.2% yoy. The average egg price in 10 major producing provinces including Hebei and Liaoning was 8.71 yuan/kg, up 0.6% from the previous week and down 6.8% yoy. The national average price of live chickens was 18.89 yuan/kg, up 1.1% from the previous week and down 0.8% yoy; the average price of dressed chickens was 19.26 yuan/kg, up 0.9% from the previous week and down 0.1% yoy. The average price of commercial layer chicks was 3.41 yuan/bird, flat from the previous week and up 6.6% yoy; the average price of commercial broiler chicks was 3.26 yuan/bird, up 1.6% from the previous week and up 27.3% yoy.

Beef and mutton prices. The national average price of beef was 62.26 yuan/kg, up 0.5% from the previous week and down 1.1% yoy. The average beef price in major producing provinces such as Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong and Henan was 55.64 yuan/kg, up 0.4% from the previous week; the average price in provinces such as Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu was 73.82 yuan/kg, up 0.4% from the previous week. The national average price of mutton was 54.80 yuan/kg, up 0.3% from the previous week and down 8.5% yoy. The average mutton price in major producing provinces such as Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Henan and ** was 50.32 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week; the average price in provinces such as Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong was 65.23 yuan/kg, up 0.5% from the previous week.

Fresh milk prices. The average price of fresh milk in 10 major dairy-producing provinces (regions) including Inner Mongolia and Hebei was 3.44 yuan/kg, up 0.6% from the previous week and up 0.3% yoy.

Feed prices. The national average price of corn was 2.06 yuan/kg, down 0.5% from the previous week and down 13.4% yoy. The average corn price in the three northeastern provinces, the main producing areas, was 1.88 yuan/kg, down 0.5% from the previous week; the corn price in Guangdong province, a main sales area, was 2.23 yuan/kg, up 0.5% from the previous week. The national average price of soybean meal was 3.43 yuan/kg, up 0.3% from the previous week and up 5.5% yoy. The average price of compound feed for fattening pigs was 3.09 yuan/kg, flat from the previous week and down 4% yoy. The average price of compound feed for broilers was 3.13 yuan/kg, flat from the previous week and down 4.9% yoy. The average price of compound feed for laying hens was 2.86 yuan/kg, flat from the previous week and down 5.3% yoy.