Producer's Price of Major Agricultural Products Kept Expanding in the First Half Year

According to the result of nationwide survey on 31,000 agricultural holdings conducted by National Bureau of Statistics of China, it showed that in the first half year, the producer's price of major agricultural products (the direct price which sold by the agricultural producers) grew up 22.9 percent, year-on-year. Of which, the producer’s price of planting, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing products rose 13.8, 12.1, 39.8 and 12.8 percent respectively.

In terms of planting products, the producer’s price of foodstuff surging 11.9 percent, year-on-year. Of which, producer’s price of cereal, wheat, rice, corn, beans, potato, cotton, oil-bearing crops, vegetable, fruit, and tobacco leaf climbing 7.7, 8.0, 5.0, 9.5, 36.3, 14.4, 12.2, 36.9, 15.4, 13.2 and 14.3 percent; while that of sugar and tea leaf declined 2.8 and 11.6 percent respectively.

In terms of forestry products, the producer’s price of timber, bamboo, and glue grease and fruits increased 10.6, 11.1 and 12.8 percent respectively.

In terms of animal husbandry products, the producer’s price of pigs slaughtered, meat cattle and beefs, live sheep, poultry, eggs, and dairy products jumping 54.9, 34.4, 32.6, 16.4, 14.4 and 34.0 percent respectively, while that of feather products decreased 8.6 percent.

In terms of fishing products, the producer’s price of seawater products climbed up by 6.2 percent year-on-year. Of which, seawater fish and seashell up 8.4 and 2.3 percent respectively; the producer’s price of freshwater products was up by 17.8 percent. Of which, freshwater fish and freshwater shrimp and crab climbing 17.4 and 23.4 percent respectively.