According to the watchdog of MOFCOM, the market index of edible agricultural products went down 0.3% and that of the production means decreased 0.5% compared with last week (March 27-April 2).

In farm produce market: the average price of 30 kinds of vegetables went down 0.7% over the previous week, with the prices of green bean, cabbage and green pepper down 6%, 3.6% and 3.1% respectively. The price of meet fluctuated, with the prices of pork and beef down 0.5% and 0.1% respectively, and that of mutton up 1.2%. The prices of poultry and eggs went up and down, with the price of chicken down 0.4%, that of duck the same as the previous week, eggs up 0.4%. The prices of grain and oil fluctuated, with the prices of flour, rapeseed and soybean down 0.3%, 0.3% and 0.1% respectively over the previous week, and those of rice and peanut oil up 0.2%. The average price of aquatic product increased 0.4%, with the prices of grass carp, little yellow fish and big yellow fish rose 2.6%, 1.2% and 0.8% respectively.

The means of production market: the price of rubber went down 2.8% over the previous week, with the prices of synthetic rubber and natural rubber down 3% and 2.5% respectively. The price of steel went down 0.9%, with the prices of cold rolled common sheet, galvanized plate, hot rolled strip and deformed steel bar down 2%, 1.4%, 1.3% and 0.7% respectively. The price of non-ferrous metal decreased 0.2%, with the prices of lead, nickel, tin and aluminum down 4.4%, 1.6%, 1.2% and 0.1% respectively, and those of zinc and copper up 0.8% and 0.4% respectively. The price of chemical fertilizer dropped 0.2%, with the prices of urea and DAP down 0.3% and 0.1% respectively, those of KCL and NPK the same as the previous week. The price of basic chemical raw materials fluctuated, with the prices of sulfuric acid, methyl alcohol and caustic soda up 0.3%, 0.3% and 0.2% respectively, and those of purified benzene and sodium carbonate down 2.1% and 0.5% respectively. The price of coal went up 0.3%, with the prices of coking coal, steam coal and blind coal up 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.

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