According to the monitoring data of the market for basic necessities in the city of jenan, a platform for the integration of the business systems of the ministry of commerce, the retail prices of the six main types of basic necessities that were monitored this week by 32 wholesale markets for agricultural by-products, supermarkets and agricultural trade markets throughout the city were “two increases and two decreases” compared to the previous week, in which the prices of vegetables and pork increased narrowly; the prices of eggs and fruits decreased slightly; and the prices of food and cooking oil were even。
I. A narrow rise in vegetable prices
According to monitoring data, the average retail price of vegetables in the city this week was 5. 42 yuan/kg, an increase of 1. 1 per cent in the ring. The prices of the 30 vegetables monitored increased by 13 per cent compared to the previous week's “17 increase”, with a sharp increase in the prices of oilseeds, bitter melons and tomatoes, with an increase of 27. 8 per cent, 9. 3 per cent and 7. 9 per cent, respectively。
Vegetable prices have recovered this week, particularly in the case of leafy, melon and eggplant vegetables. Recent weather conditions have affected some vegetable varieties in “vulnerative periods”, with longer growth cycles, reduced overall vegetable delivery and led to a narrow rise in vegetable prices. At a later stage, as temperatures recede, the cost of harvesting and storing vegetables drops, and it is expected that market-wide vegetable prices will fluctuate or operate narrowly。
Ii. Small price increases for pork
According to monitoring data, the retail price of pork (back-leg meat) throughout the city this week was $24. 93/kg, an increase of 3. 1 per cent in the ring。
This week's hot weather, shorter preservation times for pork, increased conservation costs and some support for pork prices; at the same time, during the summer season, there was an increase in the number of tourists and the demand for pork preparation in the catering sector, which led to a small increase in pork prices. With the onset of heavy rainfall, the production of pigs has been blocked and their movement has been hampered, and the pork market may be reduced, and the city-wide price of pork is expected to continue its upward trend。
Iii. Small fall in egg prices
Monitoring data show retail prices in the whole city egg market this week at 10. 71 yuan/kg, a 3. 1 per cent decline in the ring ratio。
This week is marked by a reduction in school and part of the school canteens and a decrease in the demand for eggs to be purchased centrally; on the other hand, egg chickens in the pre-spring patch are at the peak of egg production, the egg market is well supplied and the price of eggs is running down slightly. At a later stage, eggs prices are expected to fluctuate in a narrow manner with the end of the current round of high-temperature weather, a decrease in egg stress, a recovery in egg production and an increase in overall listing。
Iv. Equipment of food, equipment costs
According to monitoring data, the average retail price of food and cooking oil for the city as a whole this week was $6. 55/kg and 20. 59/l, the same as last week's ring。
The market for food and oil was well supplied this week, the demand of the population remained stable and prices fluctuated slightly within reasonable zones. It is expected that the supply of late markets will remain adequate and that food and oil prices will continue to function smoothly。
V. A narrow fall in fruit prices
According to monitoring data, the average retail price of fruit for the city as a whole this week was $9. 36/kg, a 0. 4 per cent decline in the ring ratio. The six types of fruit that were primarily monitored were three times lower than last week, with prices of grapes, bananas and watermelons falling by 3. 7 per cent, 3. 4 per cent and 0. 2 per cent respectively。
This week's high-temperature weather continued, with plenty of light and time, which brought fruit to the market in the summer, increased market availability and weak fluctuations in fruit prices. In the later stages, owing to the increase in the number of rainfall days affected by the storm's peripheries, the slow pace of land fruit harvests and the overall decrease in delivery, the market-wide price of fruit is expected to increase in vulnerability。
