According to the market operation monitoring system of the Ministry of Commerce, from April 17 to 23, the price of edible agricultural products in the national market fell by 1.1% from the previous week (month-on-month, the same below).

Edible agricultural products market: Wholesale prices of grain and oil fluctuated slightly, among which rice, peanut oil and flour rose by 0.4%, 0.3% and 0.2% respectively, soybean oil and rapeseed oil fell by 0.1%. The average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables was 4.95 yuan per kilogram, down 4.1 percent, with tomatoes, cucumbers and cauliflower down 9.9 percent, 9.9 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively. The average wholesale prices of six kinds of fruits rose slightly, among which grapes, citrus and apples rose 2.6%, 1.8% and 0.5% respectively. The wholesale price of meat declined on the whole, with pork down 0.7 percent to 19.41 yuan per kilogram, mutton down 0.5 percent and beef down 0.2 percent. Wholesale prices of poultry products fluctuated slightly, with eggs up 0.8% and white chicken down 0.1%. The average wholesale price of aquatic products decreased slightly, among which the silver carp, large yellow croaker, grass carp decreased by 1.3%, 1.2% and 0.6% respectively.