In the 52nd week of 2025, domestic prices of pork, eggs, and vegetables declined slightly; fruit prices rose slightly; and prices of most major international agricultural commodities increased slightly.
I. Trading Conditions in Domestic Fresh and Live Agricultural Product Wholesale Markets
According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,in the 52nd week of 2025(December 22–28, 2025, the same below), the “Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index 200” stood at 130.21 (with 2015 set as 100), down 0.42 points from the previous week but up 8.54 points year on year; the “‘Vegetable Basket’ Products Wholesale Price Index” came in at 133.10 (with 2015 set as 100), down 0.46 points from the previous week but up 10.10 points year on year.
1.Pork and egg prices declined slightly. The weekly average price of pork at the wholesale market was 17.44 yuan per kilogram, down 0.4% from the previous week and 22.2% year on year; the weekly average price of beef at the wholesale market was 65.77 yuan per kilogram, down 0.2% from the previous week but up 9.8% year on year; the weekly average price of mutton at the wholesale market was 62.95 yuan per kilogram, up 0.3% from the previous week but up 6.2% year on year; the weekly average price of broiler chickens at thewholesale market was 17.74 yuan per kilogram, up 0.3% from the previous week and up 0.5% year on year.The weekly average price of eggs at the wholesale market was 7.36 yuan per kilogram, down 0.7% from the previous week and 27.8% lower year on year.
2.The average prices of vegetables continued to decline.The weekly average price of the 28 vegetable varieties closely monitored was 5.77 yuan per kilogram, down 2.4% from the previous week but up 12.9% year on year. By variety, prices fell for 17 vegetables, remained unchanged for 1, and rose for 10. Among these, cauliflower saw the largest price drop, falling 15.8% from the previous week. Prices of lettuce, cucumber, zucchini, spinach, celery, stem lettuce, rapeseed, and cabbage dropped by 9.1%, 8.7%, 7.6%, 7.4%, 6.8%, 6.1%, 6.0%, and 5.5%, respectively, compared with the previous week; the price declines of other varieties were all under 5%. Potato prices remained virtually unchanged from the previous week. Green onions rose 5.4% from the previous week, while the price increases of other varieties were all under 5%.
3. Prices of various aquatic products declined slightly. The weekly average wholesale prices per kilogram for silver carp, yellow croaker, grass carp, common carp, common carp (koi variety), and bighead carp were RMB 10.12, RMB 43.74, RMB 16.36, RMB 19.31, RMB 13.91, and RMB 16.63, respectively, down 1.7%, 0.8%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.1%, and 0.1% from the previous week, respectively.；The weekly average price for large hairtail was RMB 40.25 per kilogram, up 1.0% from the previous week.
4. The average prices of fruits rose slightly. The weekly average price of the six key monitored fruit varieties was 7.78 yuan per kilogram, up 2.0% from the previous week and 8.4% higher than the same period last year. By variety, the weekly average prices of Kyoho grapes, bananas, pineapples, and Fuji applesrose by5.9%, 3.2%, 1.0%, and 0.2%, respectively, compared to the previous week;while the weekly average prices of watermelons and Ya pears fell by 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively, compared to the previous week. Among other seasonal fruits, the weekly average prices of mandarins and navel oranges fell by 2.5% and 7.8%, respectively, compared to the previous week.
II. International Bulk Agricultural Products
1.Most major agricultural commodity prices rose slightly month-on-month.The weekly average closing prices for the nearest futures contracts of corn, wheat, and soybean oil at the Chicago Board of Trade in the United States wereUS$177, US$191, and US$1,072 per ton, respectively, up 1.8%, 1.6%, and 0.4% from the previous month, and down 0.4%, 4.0%, and up 22.3% year-on-year; the weekly average price of raw sugar by the International Sugar Organization was 14.80 U.S. cents per pound (US$326 per ton), up 1.7% from the previous month but down 19.3% year-on-year; the International Cotton Index (SM grade) stood at74.09 U.S. cents per pound (US$1,633 per ton), up 0.7% from the previous month but down 6.5% year-on-year; the weekly average offshore prices for Thai 100%B-grade rice and rice with 5% broken grains in Bangkok were US$446 and US$430 per ton, respectively, up 0.4% and 0.3% from the previous week, and down 16.9% and 17.8% year-on-year.
2. Soybean prices remained virtually unchanged month-on-month. The average weekly closing price for the nearest soybean futures contract on the Chicago Board of Trade in the U.S. was $393 per ton, essentially flat compared to the previous month and up 8.1% year-on-year.
