China - Year-over-year prices of eggs up 25%, fish up 28%-48%, pork down 26%-56% - September 9, 2021

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Monitoring and Analysis of the Prices of Main and Non-staple Foods in Huanggang City in August 2021


2021-09-09 19:02:19 Source: Huanggang Development and Reform


　　(Correspondent Wang Ziqing) According to market price monitoring data, in August, the price of grain and oil in our city was basically stable, the price of pork fell slightly, the price of eggs fluctuated at a high level, and the price of vegetables rose significantly. Residents’ daily necessities have ample supply in the market, and prices have generally operated steadily. Details are as follows:
　　1. Grain and oil prices are basically stable
　　Finished grains: the monthly average price of special first-grade flour, standard flour, early indica rice, mid-late indica rice, and japonica rice is 2.52 yuan, 2.00 yuan, 2.27 yuan, 2.49 yuan, and 2.66 yuan per 500 grams, respectively. Compared with the previous month, the prices are average Compared with the same period of the previous year, special first-grade flour and mid-late indica rice fell by 1.18% and 0.40% respectively; early indica rice and japonica rice rose by 5.58% and 0.40% respectively, and the price of standard flour remained the same.
　　Edible oil: The average monthly price of peanut oil, rapeseed oil, soybean oil, and soybean blended oil per barrel (5 liters) were 155.00 yuan, 65.00 yuan, 51.50 yuan, and 65.41 yuan, respectively. Compared with the previous month, soybean blended oil increased by 0.63% , The prices of the other varieties were the same; compared with the same period of the previous year, they rose by 5.08%, 1.94%, 18.39%, and 18.07% respectively.
　　2. Pork prices fell slightly
　　In August, affected by the high temperature weather and the new crown epidemic, the pork market consumption was weak, resulting in low pork prices. The monthly average price of lean pork, pork leg and pork ribs per 500 grams was 19.53 yuan, 11.90 yuan, and 24.73 yuan, respectively. Compared with the previous month, they were down 5.33%, 1.73%, and 1.00%; compared with the previous year Compared with the same period, they fell by 38.00%, 55.93%, and 26.18% respectively.
　　3. Stable prices of livestock and poultry
　　The monthly average prices of beef, mutton, chicken (frozen), and duck (frozen) per 500 grams were 41.00 yuan, 32.50 yuan, 7.94 yuan, and 6.42 yuan, respectively. Compared with the previous month, the prices of chicken and duck were down by 3.76%. Increased by 0.63%; beef and mutton prices were the same; compared with the same period last year, beef, chicken, and duck fell by 2.38%, 10.38%, and 3.31% respectively.
　　Fourth, the price of eggs fluctuates at a high level
　　This month is in the off-season for egg production, and the production of eggs has decreased, leading to significant price increases. The average price per 500 grams was 5.80 yuan, an increase of 15.08% month-on-month; an increase of 25.27% year-on-year. In the first ten days, the price was operating in the range of 5.48 yuan-6.03 yuan; in the middle ten days, the price rose first and then fell, from 6.11 yuan to 5.95 yuan; in the latter ten days, the price showed a downward trend, from 5.95 yuan to 5.36 yuan.
　　5. The price of freshwater fish mainly fell
　　The average monthly prices of grass carp, pantou, and crucian carp per 500 grams were 10.83 yuan, 11.24 yuan, and 16.06 yuan, respectively. Compared with the previous month, they increased by 1.31%, decreased by 3.02%, and decreased by 1.05%; compared with the same period of the previous year, they increased respectively. 48.36%, 44.10%, 28.17%.
　　6. Fruit prices fell slightly
　　The average monthly prices of apples, bananas, and pears per 500 grams were 4.92 yuan, 2.88 yuan, and 2.96 yuan, respectively, down 0.40%, 1.03%, and 3.58% compared with the previous month, and down 1.01% respectively compared with the same period of the previous year. , Up 8.68%, up 1.02%.
　　7. The price of vegetables has risen significantly
　　This month, affected by the high temperature weather, vegetable prices showed an overall upward trend. The prices of the 13 kinds of vegetables we monitored fell 4 and 9 rose, with an average monthly price of RMB 2.81 per 500 grams, an increase of 8.08% month-on-month and a year-on-year decrease of 10.22%. Among them, cucumbers, celery, and green peppers rose by 37.77%, 36.32%, and 35.04% respectively. It is expected that in September, with the arrival of Bailu, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the high-temperature weather will gradually weaken, and the temperature will gradually become cooler, which is conducive to vegetable production, vegetable production is improving, and prices will fluctuate within a reasonable range.

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The above article indicates to me a demand move from pork to fish. Chicken prices down 10% year over year while egg prices soaring indicates a possible demand move out of chicken and a supply problem with eggs. No surprise given the uptick in reported avian flu human cases this year:

H9N2 cases link

2021

China - Female, 52, onset January 2, Xiamen, Fujian Province link

China - Female, 5, onset January 17, Anhui province link

China - Female, 2, onset January 18, Jiangxi province link

China - Male, 10, onset January 28, Fujian province link

China - Female, 2, onset February 7, Hubei province link

China - Female, 30, onset April 20, Guangdong province link

China - Female, 78, onset April 20, Sichuan province link

China - Male, 2, onset April 27, Jiangsu province link

China - Female, 20 months, onset August 23, hospitalized August 24, Changsha, Hunan Province link

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H5N6 cases link

2021

30) Male, 50, onset February 16, hospitalized February 17, died March 2, Hechi, Guangxi province Death

31) Male, 5, onset February 28, poultry contact, healed, Luang Prabang province, Laos

32) Female, 49, onset and hospitalized May 1, serious condition, Chengdu, Sichuan province

33) Male, 55, onset June 30, hospitalized July 4, critical condition, Bazhong, Sichuan province

34) Female, 51, onset June 25, hospitalized July 2, died July 4, Xuanhan, Dazhou, Sichuan province Death

35) Male, 57, onset 22, hospitalized July 5, critical, Kaijiang, Dazhou, Sichuan province

36) Male, 66, onset June 23, hospitalized June 30, critical, Tongnan, Chongqing

37) Female, 61, onset July 6, hospitalized July 9, stable, Guilin, Guangxi province

38) Female, 65, onset and hospitalized July 13, critical, Yibin City, Sichuan Province

39) Female, 55, onset July 26, hospitalized August 1, serious condition, Chenzhou City, Hunan province

40) Male, 54, husband of above case, hospitalized August 2, stable, Chenzhou City, Hunan province

41) Female, 52, Huizhou, Guangdong province

42) Male, 55, onset & hospitalized August 17, critical condition, Liuzhou, Guangxi province

43) Female, 48, contact with live domestic poultry before the onset of symptoms (reportedly), onset August 25, hospitalized August 29, serious condition, Guangxi province