China pork, beef and mutton prices, vegetable prices were stable with a slight decrease in the 21st week of 2026; egg prices rose slightly; international prices of a variety of bulk agricultural products fell.                    

1. China wholesale prices of fresh agricultural products

According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the "Agricultural Products Wholesale Price Index 200" for the 21st week of 2026 (May 18-24, 2026, hereinafter referred to) was 114.17 (with 2015 as 100), down 1.02 points from the previous week and 0.16 points higher than the same period last year; the "Wholesale Price Index of 'Vegetable Basket' Products" was 114.44 (with 2015 as 100), down 1.18 points from the previous week and 0.25 points higher than the same period last year.

1.Pork, beef and mutton prices were stable with slight decline, and egg prices saw slight increase. The average wholesale price of pork was 14.76 RMB per kilogram, down 0.5 percent month-on-month and down 28.5 percent year-on-year; the average wholesale price of beef was 66.38 RMB per kilogram, basically stable month-on-month and up 5.2 percent year-on-year; the average wholesale price of mutton was 63.96 RMB per kilogram, down 0.5 percent month-on-month and up 8.2 percent year-on-year; the average wholesale price of white chicken was 17.00 RMB per kilogram, up 0.3 percent month-on-month and down 1.6 percent year-on-year. The average wholesale price of eggs was 9.38 RMB per kilogram, up 2.2 percent month-on-month and up 20.1 percent year-on-year.

2. Vegetable average prices fell slightly. The wholesale market average price of 28 key vegetables was 4.12 RMB per kilogram, a decrease of 2.1% week-on-week and 2.6% lower than the same period last year. Looking at the varieties, prices of 23 vegetables fell, while prices of 5 vegetables rose. Among them, the prices of eggplant, tomato, cauliflower and okra fell by 9.3%, 7.7%, 6.8% and 6.3% respectively week-on-week, and the prices of the rest of the varieties fell by less than 6%; The prices of scallion, lotus root, garlic sprouts, zucchini and spinach increased by 9.5%, 2.7%, 1.7%, 1.6% and 1.1% respectively week-on-week.

3. Seafood prices fluctuated slightly. The weekly average wholesale prices of white carp, grass carp, and carp were 10.23 RMB, 19.04 RMB, and 20.23 RMB per kilogram, respectively, an increase of 0.6%, 0.3%, and 0.2% compared to the previous week. The weekly average wholesale prices of grass carp, carp, and hairtail were 18.56 RMB, 14.91 RMB, and 45.51 RMB per kilogram, respectively, basically unchanged compared to the previous week. The weekly average wholesale price of hairtail was 40.98 RMB per kilogram, a decrease of 2.4% compared to the previous week.

4. The average price of fruits fell slightly. The wholesale market average price of six key fruits was 7.78 RMB per kilogram, a decrease of 1.3% compared to the previous week and 0.3% lower than the same period last year. Breaking it down by variety, the average price of watermelon, pear, Japanese wine grape, Fuji apple and banana decreased by 4.9%, 1.3%, 1.3%, 0.9% and 0.9% respectively compared to the previous week. The average price of pineapple increased by 0.5% compared to the previous week.

2. The situation of international bulk agricultural product prices

1. A variety of bulk agricultural product prices fell on a month-to-month basis. The closing weekly average prices of corn, soybeans, and soybean oil futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade in the United States were $185 per ton, $442 per ton, and $1,647 per ton, respectively, down 0.5%, down 0.4%, and down 0.4% month-to-month, and up 2.5%, up 13.6%, and up 51.1% year-on-year. The International Cotton Price Index (SM grade) was 93.20 cents per pound (or $2,055 per ton), down 4.3% month-to-month and up 21.6% year-on-year. The International Sugar Organization's original sugar closing weekly average price was 15.42 cents per pound (or $340 per ton), down 1.0% month-to-month and down 13.0% year-on-year.

2. Rice prices rose on a month-to-month basis. The weekly average FOB price of 100% B grade and 5% broken rice from Bangkok were $445 and $439 per ton, respectively, up 4.3% and 4.4% on a month-to-month basis, and up 0.2% and 2.5% year-on-year.

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