According to the monitoring of MOFCOM, the prices of farm produce in 36 large and medium-sized cities remained generally steady, and prices of production means in circulation continued to fall last week (August 31–September 6).
Last week, prices of poultry and eggs rose slightly, with the prices of eggs and chicken up 1.3% and 0.7% respectively. The average price of 18 kinds of vegetables was up 0.5% compared with that of the previous week, with the prices of lettuce, garlic and oilseed rape up 8.1%, 4.2% and 4.2% respectively. The prices of meat saw ups and downs, with the prices of beef and mutton up 0.4% and 0.1% respectively, while that of pork down 0.2%. The price of grain was steady, with the prices of rice and flour remaining the same as that of the previous week. The price of edible oil fluctuated slightly, with the prices of rapeseed oil down 0.2%, soybean oil remaining the same and peanut oil up 0.2%. The price of aquatic products was down 0.7%, with the prices of chub, carp and little yellow croaker down 1.5%, 1.4% and 1.4% respectively.
Last week, the price of basic chemical raw material was down 1% compared with that of the previous week, with the prices of purified petroleum benzin and methyl alcohol down 2.2% and 1.7% respectively. The price of rubber was down 0.7%, with the prices of natural rubber and synthetic rubble down 1% and 0.4% respectively. The price of steel was down 0.7%, with the prices of deformed steel bar and joist steel down 1% and 0.9% respectively. The price of nonferrous metals was down 0.2%, with the prices of tin, aluminum, nickel and zinc down 0.9%, 0.7%, 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, and the prices of lead and copper up 0.3% and 0.1% respectively. The price of coal was down 0.2%, with the prices of steam coal and blind coal down 0.2% and 0.1% respectively, and that of coking coal remaining the same. The price of chemical fertilizer was up 0.1%, with the prices of NPK, kalium Chloratum and DAP up 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.1% respectively, and that of urea remaining steady.
