Fresh milk prices at farmers' markets show a slight increase

According to fixed-point monitoring of livestock and poultry product and feed prices at 500 farmers' markets nationwide, in the last week of August (collection date August 31), prices of live pigs, beef and corn were flat, prices of piglets, pork, mutton and live chickens declined, while prices of beef, dressed chickens, eggs and fresh milk rose.

Live pig prices. The national average price of live pigs was 18.62 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week and up 2% year on year (abbreviated as yoy, the same below). Live pig prices rose in 12 provinces, were flat in 1 province and fell in 17 provinces. The average live pig price in the northwest region was relatively high at 19.23 yuan/kg; the northeast region was lower at 17.69 yuan/kg. The national average pork price was 29.67 yuan/kg, down 0.1% from the previous week and up 4.3% yoy. Pork prices rose in 13 provinces, were flat in 1 province and fell in 16 provinces. The average pork price in the southwest region was relatively high at 30.27 yuan/kg; the northeast region was lower at 28.5 yuan/kg. The national average piglet price was 46.68 yuan/kg, down 0.5% from the previous week and up 34.1% yoy. Piglet prices rose in 8 provinces, were flat in 5 provinces and fell in 17 provinces.

Egg prices. The national average egg price was 9.48 yuan/kg, up 3% from the previous week and down 10.7% yoy. The average egg price in 10 major producing provinces including Hebei and Liaoning was 8.25 yuan/kg, up 6.2% from the previous week and down 12.5% yoy. The national average price of live chickens was 18.6 yuan/kg, down 0.1% from the previous week and down 2.5% yoy; the average price of dressed chickens was 19 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week and down 1.4% yoy. The average price of commercial layer chicks was 3.4 yuan/bird, flat compared with the previous week and up 6.3% yoy; the average price of commercial broiler chicks was 3.23 yuan/bird, up 0.9% from the previous week and up 19.6% yoy.

Beef and mutton prices. The national average beef price was 61.91 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week and down 1.6% yoy. The average beef price in major producing provinces including Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong and Henan was 55.46 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week; the average price in provinces including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu was 73.66 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week. The national average mutton price was 54.67 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week and down 8.9% yoy. The average mutton price in major producing provinces including Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Henan and ** was 50.25 yuan/kg, down 0.3% from the previous week; the average price in provinces including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong was 65.05 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week.

Fresh milk prices. The average fresh milk price in 10 major dairy-producing provinces (regions) including Inner Mongolia and Hebei was 3.4 yuan/kg, up 0.3% from the previous week and down 0.6% yoy.

Feed prices. The national average corn price was 2.07 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week and down 14.5% yoy. The average corn price in the three northeastern provinces, the main producing area, was 1.89 yuan/kg, down 0.5% from the previous week; the corn price in Guangdong province, the main sales area, was 2.22 yuan/kg, down 0.9% from the previous week. The national average soybean meal price was 3.43 yuan/kg, down 0.3% from the previous week and up 4.9% yoy. The average price of compound feed for fattening pigs was 3.1 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week and down 4% yoy. The average price of compound feed for broilers was 3.14 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week and down 5.1% yoy. The average price of compound feed for laying hens was 2.87 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week and down 5.3% yoy.