The price of edible agricultural products rose in the eighth week of CPI or rose to a new high

The Ministry of Commerce released monitoring data yesterday, showing that last week (August 23 to 29) the market price of edible agricultural products monitored by 36 large and medium-sized cities nationwide rose by 0.2% from the previous week (the same below) and rose for ten consecutive weeks.

The Ministry of Commerce stated that vegetable prices rose slightly last week. The production of open-air vegetables in the north came to an end. Southern vegetables were not yet on the market. The average wholesale price of 18 kinds of vegetables rose 1.9%, and the increase narrowed by 1 percentage point. The prices of lettuce, eggplant, potatoes and peppers rose by 4.7%, 4.3%, 4.2% and 3.7 respectively. %.

In addition, the retail prices of poultry and eggs rose steadily. As the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day approached, the demand for food processing companies was strong. The price of eggs rose by 1.8%, which was 9.3% higher than in mid-July. The price of white broilers was flat. Meat prices continue to rise. The price of pork rose by 0.2%, a decrease of 0.2% from the previous week; lamb and beef prices rose by 0.5% and 0.4% respectively. Grain prices have risen steadily. The retail price of flour rose by 0.2% and the retail price of rice was flat.

According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce, the retail price of edible oil fluctuated slightly last week. The price of rapeseed oil rose by 0.2%, the price of soybean oil dropped by 0.1%, and the price of peanut oil remained flat. Aquatic product prices stopped falling. In the last month of the fishing season in the South China Sea, there was sufficient supply in the aquatic product market, and the price stopped falling. The average wholesale price of the 8 aquatic products decreased by 0.6%.

The Ministry of Commerce stated that at present, the increase in the prices of edible agricultural products has slowed down.

Related news Luhua Peanut oil prices rose peanut prices up year on year Reporter learned from the Shuitun wholesale market yesterday that the peanut oil that has been running steadily represents Luhua Peanut oil from the beginning of last week to adjust prices from the original 84 yuan/barrel (5L) to 89 yuan / barrel (5L), the increase rate of 5.95%; other brands of peanut oil also began to "follow the trend", but the rate of increase is not, the average increase of 2%, the average price of 80 yuan / barrel (5L).

Business households also introduced that peanut oil and soybean oil are not the same. Peanut oil prices have been relatively high. They are high-grade consumer oil products. The proportion of oil consumer goods is relatively small, while peanut oil production raw materials do not need to be imported. The impact of international oil market is Zero, mainly depends on the domestic acreage and output of peanuts.

Shuitun market monitoring data showed that the current price of raw peanuts (produced in 2009) was 9 yuan/kg, up by 7.1% from the previous month, and the price was 7.2 yuan/kg in the same period of last year; the price of fresh peanuts (produced in 2010) was 8.4. Yuan/kg.

Mr. Chen, who runs peanuts, introduced that due to the cold weather this spring, the launch of new peanuts has been postponed for two full weeks. This has caused the supply chain of new and old peanuts to break down. This is also the main reason for the high price of peanuts. .

According to the data from the Ministry of Commerce in August, the price of edible agricultural products has risen for ten weeks. The market speculated that this would push the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) to increase more than in July, and then climb to a new high in the year.

According to reports, Industrial Bank economist Lu political commissar that, in July after the CPI reached a record high of 3.3% during the year, August CPI is expected to reach about 3.4% under the dual push of food and industrial prices.