SunSirs: 2026 Week 34: Updates on China & Global Agricultural Product Prices

I. Wholesale Price Situation of Fresh Agricultural Products in China

According to monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the 34th week of 2026 (August 17-23, 2026, the same below), the "Agricultural Product Wholesale Price 200 Index" stood at 115.59 (with 2015 as the base year of 100), an increase of 0.81 points from the previous week and a decrease of 0.57 points year-on-year; the "Vegetable Basket Product Wholesale Price Index" was 116.12 (with 2015 as the base year of 100), up 0.97 points from the previous week and down 0.70 points year-on-year.

1. Prices of pork, beef, mutton and eggs rose slightly. The weekly average price of pork in the wholesale market was 16.11 RMB per kilogram, up 2.0% month-on-month and 19.3% year-on-year lower; the weekly average price of beef in the wholesale market was 68.53 RMB per kilogram, up 1.4% month-on-month and 5.7% year-on-year higher; the weekly average price of mutton in the wholesale market was 65.44 RMB per kilogram, up 0.7% month-on-month and 9.5% year-on-year higher; the weekly average price of broiler chicken in the wholesale market was 17.20 RMB per kilogram, down 0.1% month-on-month and 1.2% year-on-year lower. The weekly average price of eggs in the wholesale market was 10.60 RMB per kilogram, up 4.8% month-on-month and 39.5% year-on-year higher.

2. The average price of vegetables rose slightly. The weekly average price of 28 monitored vegetables at wholesale markets was 4.66 RMB per kilogram, up 2.4% month-on-month and 3.1% year-on-year. By variety, 20 types of vegetables saw price increases, 2 remained unchanged, and 6 experienced declines. Among them, the prices of oyster mushrooms, spinach, lettuce and zucchini rose by 9.3%, 7.7%, 7.6% and 6.0% month-on-month respectively, while the price increases of other varieties were within 5%. The prices of onions and cabbags were basically unchanged month-on-month. The prices of green onions, wax gourds, lotus roots, garlic, chives and carrots fell by 1.1%, 0.5%, 0.5%, 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.4% month-on-month respectively.

3. Aquatic product prices fluctuated slightly. The weekly average prices of silver carp, large hairtail and bighead carp at wholesale markets were 10.37 RMB, 42.55 RMB and 18.34 RMB per kilogram respectively, up 1.8%, 0.6% and 0.4% month-on-month respectively. The weekly average prices of large yellow croaker, crucian carp, grass carp and common carp at wholesale markets were 47.49 RMB, 20.30 RMB, 17.90 RMB and 14.37 RMB per kilogram respectively, down 0.7%, 0.5%, 0.3% and 0.1% month-on-month respectively.

4. The average price of fruits fell slightly. The weekly average price per kilogram of the six key monitored fruits in the wholesale market was 6.81 RMB, down 0.7% month-on-month and 0.4% year-on-year. By variety, the weekly average prices of watermelons, pineapples and Fuji apples in the wholesale market rose by 3.1%, 1.7% and 0.1% month-on-month respectively; the weekly average prices of Jufeng grapes, Ya pears and bananas fell by 3.6%, 1.7% and 0.4% month-on-month respectively.

II. Prices of Multiple Major International Agricultural Products Rise

1. Prices of various bulk agricultural products rose slightly month-on-month. The average weekly closing prices of the latest futures contracts for wheat, corn, soybeans and soybean oil on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) were 249 US dollars, 196 US dollars, 452 US dollars and 1,550 US dollars per ton respectively, up 4.1%, 5.4%, 4.0% and 2.0% month-on-month, and 34.4%, 23.2%, 18.6% and 32.8% higher year-on-year. The average weekly price of raw sugar from the International Sugar Organization was 17.79 US cents per pound (392 US dollars per ton), up 4.0% month-on-month and 6.2% higher year-on-year. The International Cotton Price Index (SM grade) stood at 96.93 US cents per pound (2,137 US dollars per ton), up 2.2% month-on-month and 26.1% higher year-on-year. The average weekly FOB prices in Bangkok for Thai 100% Grade B rice and 5% broken rice were 475 US dollars and 469 US dollars per ton respectively, up 0.8% month-on-month, and 21.1% and 24.5% higher year-on-year.

2. Palm oil prices fell slightly month-on-month. The average weekly CIF price of Malaysian palm oil at Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands was 1,607 US dollars per ton, down 0.6% month-on-month and 16.5% higher year-on-year.

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