According to the watchdog of the MOFCOM, the market price index of national edible agricultural products went down by 0.8% and that of means of production dropped by 0.2% over the previous week in May 29-June 4.

In edible agricultural products market: the average price of 30 kinds of vegetables decreased 1.7% over the previous week, and the prices of garlic, onion and soybean went down by 13.8%, 7.4% and 5.8% respectively. The prices of poultry products decreased steadily, with those of eggs and chicken down 1% and 0.6% respectively, and that of duck remaining the same as the previous week. The price of meat fluctuated, with that of pork dropped by 1.6%, that of beef up 0.1% and that of mutton the same as the previous week. The price of grain food went down slightly, with that of rice the same as the previous week and that of power down 0.3%. The price of edible oil fluctuated, with the prices of soybean oil and peanut oil down 1.5%, and that of rapeseed oil up 0.1%. The average price of acquatic products went up 0.2%, with the prices of little yellow croaker, crucian and grass carp up 2%, 1.5% and 1.3% respectively.

Means of production market: the price of rubber went down 1.1%, with the prices of natural rubber and synthetic rubber down 1.8% and 0.3% respectively. The price of non-ferrous metal decreased by 1%, with the prices of nickel, zinc, copper, aluminum and tin down 3.6%, 2%, 0.9%, 0.9% and 0.3% respectively, and that of lead up 1.1%. The price of coal went down 0.3%, with the price of steam coal down 0.5%, that of coking coal up 0.1% and that of blind coal the same as the previous week. The price of steel remained stable on the whole, with the prices of galvanized sheet, high speed wire rod and deformed steel bar down 0.3%, 0.2% and 0.1% respectively, those of hot-rolled strip and hot-rolled common sheet up 0.5% and 0.4% respectively. The price of chemical fertilizer went up 0.1%, with the price of urea up 0.3%, those of KCL and NPK down 0.1%, and that of DAP remaining stable. The price of basic chemical raw materials went up 0.4%, with those of pure benzine, methyl alcohol, sulfuric acid and caustic soda up 1.1%, 0.6%, 0.5% and 0.5% respectively, and that of sodium carbonate down 0.7%.

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