Egg prices rise slightly, latest market conditions from farmers' markets
According to fixed-point monitoring of livestock and poultry product and feed prices at 500 farmers' markets nationwide, in the 4th week of August (collection date August 24), prices of live pigs, pork, beef and corn were flat, prices of piglets, mutton and fresh milk declined, and prices of poultry products rose.
Live pig prices. The national average price of live pigs was 18.62 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and up 2.3% compared with the same period last year (abbreviated as year-on-year, the same below). Live pig prices rose in 17 provinces, were flat in 1 province, and fell in 12 provinces. The average price of live pigs in the northwest region was relatively high, at 19.23 yuan/kg; it was relatively low in the northeast region, at 17.77 yuan/kg. The national average price of pork was 29.7 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and up 4.8% year-on-year. Pork prices rose in 13 provinces, were flat in 3 provinces, and fell in 14 provinces. The average price of pork in the southwest region was relatively high, at 30.34 yuan/kg; it was relatively low in the northeast region, at 28.6 yuan/kg. The national average price of piglets was 46.9 yuan/kg, down 0.4% from the previous week, and up 34.9% year-on-year. Piglet prices rose in 8 provinces, were flat in 2 provinces, and fell in 20 provinces.
Egg prices. The national average price of eggs was 9.2 yuan/kg, up 2.4% from the previous week, and down 12% year-on-year. The average price of eggs in 10 major producing provinces including Hebei and Liaoning was 7.77 yuan/kg, up 5.6% from the previous week, and down 16.2% year-on-year. The national average price of live chickens was 18.62 yuan/kg, up 0.1% from the previous week, and down 2.2% year-on-year; the average price of dressed chickens was 18.97 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from the previous week, and down 1.3% year-on-year. The average price of commercial layer chicks was 3.4 yuan/bird, flat compared with the previous week, and up 6.9% year-on-year; the average price of commercial broiler chicks was 3.2 yuan/bird, up 1.9% from the previous week, and up 16.4% year-on-year.
Beef and mutton prices. The national average price of beef was 61.8 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and down 1.7% year-on-year. The average price of beef in major producing provinces such as Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong and Henan was 55.37 yuan/kg, up 0.3% from the previous week; the average price in provinces such as Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu was 73.53 yuan/kg, down 0.1% from the previous week. The national average price of mutton was 54.67 yuan/kg, down 0.2% from the previous week, and down 8.9% year-on-year. The average price of mutton in major producing provinces such as Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Henan and ** was 50.39 yuan/kg, down 0.5% from the previous week; the average price in provinces such as Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong was 64.89 yuan/kg, down 0.2% from the previous week.
Fresh milk prices. The average price of fresh milk in 10 major dairy-producing provinces (regions) such as Inner Mongolia and Hebei was 3.39 yuan/kg, down 0.3% from the previous week, and down 0.6% year-on-year.
Feed prices. The national average price of corn was 2.07 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and down 15.2% year-on-year. The average price of corn in the three northeastern provinces, the main producing areas, was 1.9 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week; the price of corn in Guangdong province, a main sales area, was 2.24 yuan/kg, up 0.9% from the previous week. The national average price of soybean meal was 3.44 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and up 4.6% year-on-year. The average price of compound feed for fattening pigs was 3.1 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and down 4.3% year-on-year. The average price of compound feed for broilers was 3.14 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and down 5.4% year-on-year. The average price of compound feed for laying hens was 2.87 yuan/kg, flat compared with the previous week, and down 5.6% year-on-year.