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Prices of Edible Agricultural Products and Means of Production Drop Slightly

By:   Update:2020-04-10
According to the monitoring of MOFCOM, last week (March 23-29), the national market price of the edible agricultural products decreased by 1.3% compared with that of the previous week, and the price of the means of production dropped by 0.7% from the previous week.

In the market of edible agricultural products, the grain price saw stable and slightly higher price, with the wholesale price of flour staying unchanged from the previous week and the wholesale price of rice up 0.2%. The price of edible oil fluctuated slightly, with the wholesale prices of soybean oil and rapeseed oil both down 0.1% and that of peanut oil up 0.1%. The price of meat fell at different levels. To be more specific, the wholesale price of pork was 47.57 yuan per kilogram, down 2.1% and the wholesale prices of beef and mutton decreased by 0.2% and 0.5% respectively. The price of poultry products fluctuated slightly with the wholesale price of eggs down 0.9% and that of chicken up 0.1%. The price of aquatic products dropped slightly, with the wholesale prices of chub and carp down 0.9% and 0.2% respectively. The average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables was 4.71 yuan per kilogram, down 3.9%, with the prices of cucumber, leeks, and celery down 9.3%, 9.3% and 9.1% respectively. The average wholesale price of 6 kinds of fruits increased by 0.9% with the prices of grape, watermelon, and apple up 4.5%, 4.1% and 0.7% respectively and the prices of citrus, pear, and banana down 4.1%, 1.3% and 0.3% respectively.

In the market of production means, the price of non-ferrous metals decreased in general, with the prices of aluminum and zinc down 3% and 0.5% respectively and that of copper up 0.4%. The price of coal dropped slightly. Specifically, the prices of No. 2 anthracite coal, steam coal and coking coal were 913 yuan, 572 yuan, and 739 yuan per ton respectively, down 0.9%, 0.7% and 0.7% respectively. The prices of basic chemical raw materials decreased slightly, with the prices of methyl alcohol, polypropylene, and sodium carbonate down 2.3%, 1.3% and 0.2% respectively, and the price of sulphuric acid up 0.3%. The price of chemical fertilizers began to fall, with the price of urea down 0.7% and the price of NPK staying unchanged. The price of steel dropped slightly. To be more specific, the prices of screw-thread steel, U-steel, hot rolled strip and high-speed wire rods were 3,820 yuan, 3,982 yuan, 3,942 yuan and 3,935 yuan per ton respectively, down 0.7%, 0.5%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively. The price of rubber fluctuated slightly, with the price of synthetic rubber down 1.8%, and that of natural rubber up 0.8%.