May 26, 2014
 

Prices of China's farm products pick up

Prices of major farm products increased slightly in the first week of May, according to a survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce.

For the week, the price of pork was up 4.5% from the previous week and the prices of beef and mutton were down 0.2%.

The retail prices of poultry and eggs rose slightly, with the price of chicken and eggs up 0.2% and 1.1% respectively.

The average wholesale price of aquatic products in China rose 0.9%, with the prices of carp, grass carp and chub up 3.1%, 2.4% and 0.9% respectively.