Ministry of Agriculture: prices of livestock products and feed in June 2012

Introduction: according to the fixed-point monitoring of the prices of livestock products and feed in 480 rural markets, in June 2012, the prices of pigs, eggs, beef, mutton and corn rose, while the prices of fresh milk remained the same According to the monitoring criteria of the agricultural trade market, the price ratio of pig to grain in this month is 5.6:1, 0.2 points lower than that in the previous month 1 The average monthly price of live pigs in China is 14.05 yuan / kg, 1.4% lower than the previous month, and 19.9% lower than the same period last year (hereinafter referred to as the same period) The price of live pigs increased in 10 provinces, remained unchanged in 1 Province, and decreased in 19 provinces The average price of live pig in Northwest China is 15.41 yuan / kg, while that in Central China is 13.50 yuan / kg The average monthly price of pork is 22.78 yuan / kg, down 2.3% compared with the previous month, down 14.7% year on year Pork prices rose in 6 provinces and fell in 24 provinces The average price of pork in Northwest China is 24.09 yuan / kg, while that in Northeast China is 21.48 yuan / kg The average monthly price of piglets is 30.55 yuan / kg, 3.2% lower than the previous month and 1.8% lower than the previous year From the perspective of weekly prices, driven by the consumption of Dragon Boat Festival, the prices of live pigs and pork rebounded periodically in the middle of June, and then continued to decline; piglet prices declined for 13 consecutive weeks since the first week of April, with a drop of 7.4%, but still significantly higher than live pig prices 2 The average monthly price of eggs in China is 9.29 yuan / kg, 12.9% higher than last month and 7.7% lower than last year The average price of eggs in 10 provinces, including Hebei and Liaoning, was 8.30 yuan / kg, 21.5% higher than last month and 7.9% lower than last year The average price of eggs in South China is 11.22 yuan / kg, while that in Northeast China is 8.34 yuan / kg The average monthly price of live chicken is 16.40 yuan / kg, down 0.1% from the previous month, down 2.9% year on year; the average monthly price of white striped chicken is 16.74 yuan / kg, up 0.1% from the previous month, down 1.2% year on year The average monthly price of commercial laying chickens is 3.10 yuan / piece, up 1.0% over the previous month, down 3.7% year on year; the average monthly price of commercial laying chickens is 2.81 yuan / piece, down 8.5% over the previous month, down 9.9% year on year From the perspective of weekly prices, egg prices rose rapidly for four consecutive weeks from late May to early June, then fell sharply, and the overall price was at a low level 3 The price of beef and mutton is 43.68 yuan / kg, 2.1% higher than that of last month and 20.7% higher than that of last year The average price of beef in Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong and Henan provinces was 40.92 yuan / kg, 2.0% higher than that of last month; the average price of beef in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces was 51.13 yuan / kg, 0.9% higher than that of last month The average monthly price of mutton is 50.23 yuan / kg, 1.4% higher than last month and 24.3% higher than last year The average price of mutton in Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Henan and Xinjiang was 50.45 yuan / kg, 1.8% higher than that of last month; the average price of mutton in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong was 53.32 yuan / kg, 0.6% lower than that of last month In terms of weekly prices, beef prices continued to rise slightly from the last week of February to 5.0% at the end of June; mutton prices began to rise from the third week of April to 2.8% at the end of June IV fresh milk price: the monthly average price of fresh milk in 10 major producing provinces, such as Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang, was 3.27 yuan / kg, the same as that of last month, up 2.2% year on year The price of fresh milk in Xinjiang is 3.81 yuan / kg, while that in Heilongjiang is 2.96 yuan / kg This year, the price of fresh milk is generally stable, and the price changes between each week are below 0.02 yuan / kg V corn price: the national average monthly corn price is 2.49 yuan / kg, 1.2% higher than last month and 9.2% higher than last year The average price of corn in the three northeastern provinces of the main production area is 2.30 yuan / kg, up 0.9% over the previous month; the price in Guangdong Province of the main marketing area is 2.71 yuan / kg, down 1.1% over the previous month The average monthly price of soybean meal in China was 3.68 yuan / kg, down 0.3% from last month and up 4.2% year on year The average monthly prices of pig feed, broiler feed and layer feed were 3.12 yuan / kg, 3.22 yuan / kg and 2.96 yuan / kg respectively, 0.6%, 0.6% and 0.3% higher than that of last month, 7.2%, 5.2% and 6.1% higher than that of last month In terms of weekly prices, corn prices continued to rise slightly from the first week of March to 6.0% at the end of June.