Ministry of Commerce: Food Prices are Generally Stable, Steel Prices Have Fallen Slightly

Ministry of Commerce: Food Prices are Generally Stable, Steel Prices Have Fallen Slightly

 According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, according to the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce, last week (January 6-12) the national edible agricultural product market price increased by 1.5% over the previous week, and the market price of the means of production fell by 0.1% over the previous week.

 
Edible agricultural product market: The price of grain is generally stable. The wholesale price of rice is the same as the previous week, and the price of flour has increased by 0.3%. The price of edible oil rose slightly, among which the wholesale price of soybean oil rose 0.5% from the previous week, and the prices of peanut oil and rapeseed oil were unchanged from the previous week. Meat prices rose in different margins. Among them, the wholesale prices of pork, beef, and mutton were 46.97 yuan, 68.53 yuan, and 63.41 yuan per kilogram, respectively, up 3.5%, 1%, and 0.2%. The price of poultry products rose slightly, of which the wholesale prices of eggs and white strip chicken were 9.81 yuan and 17.85 yuan per kilogram, respectively, up 0.8% and 0.4%. The price of aquatic products dropped slightly, among which the wholesale prices of grass carp, catfish and catfish decreased by 1.8%, 0.5% and 0.4% respectively. The average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables was 4.97 yuan per kilogram, an increase of 0.6%, of which the prices of cucumber, shallots and peppers increased by 4.9%, 4.7% and 3.2% respectively. The average wholesale price of six kinds of fruit was 6.71 yuan per kilogram, an increase of 0.9%.
 
Production materials market: The prices of steel products have fallen slightly. The prices of rebar, high-speed wire rods, and hot-rolled strips were 3,961 yuan, 4025 yuan, and 4034 yuan per ton, down 0.2%, 0.2%, and 0.1%, respectively. Coal prices fell slightly, of which anthracite and coking coal prices were 901 yuan and 774 yuan per ton, respectively, a decrease of 0.3%, thermal coal prices were 583 yuan per ton, unchanged from the previous week. The prices of basic chemical raw materials fluctuated slightly. Among them, the prices of methanol and soda ash increased by 1.6% and 0.1%, and the prices of polypropylene and sulfuric acid fell by 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively. Non-ferrous metal prices fluctuated slightly, of which copper and aluminum prices fell by 0.6% and 0.5% respectively, and zinc prices rose by 2.1%. Fertilizer prices rebounded slightly, of which urea and ternary compound fertilizer prices rose by 0.1%. The price of rubber fluctuated slightly, of which the price of natural rubber rose by 1.6% and the price of synthetic rubber fell by 0.3%.