Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Xi'an Agriculture Commission that the Xi'an Agricultural Information Network Center conducted a survey on the prices of major agricultural products in the large-scale comprehensive wholesale market and supermarkets in the third quarter. Compared with the second quarter, Xi’an’s grain, oil, meat, and egg agricultural products prices were mostly The trend is steadily increasing, and the prices of most agricultural products in vegetables and fruits have dropped significantly. In the coming months, pork prices are expected to show an upward trend. As the weather turned cold, the egg production of laying hens gradually increased, the market supply increased significantly, and the price of eggs continued to fall.

Pork shows rising trend In the third quarter, pork prices in Xi’an City of Wuhua remained generally up, which was nearly 30%. In July and August, due to floods in many provinces and regions throughout the country, some pig farms were destroyed and a large number of live pigs were drowned. In addition, the price of corn, which is the main feed for pigs, continued to rise, raising the cost of raising the pigs, and at the same time the pig slaughter in Xi’an. With a slight decrease, the market supply decreased, so in the traditional off-season in July and August, the price of pork in Xi’an rose. In September, due to the arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday, the market ushered in the peak of meat consumption. In addition, with the successive opening of schools in Xi’an, the market demand further increased and the pork price rose steadily. The average wholesale price of pork in the third quarter was 7.68 yuan/kg, which was 29.51% higher than that in the second quarter. The average retail price of pork in Wuhua was 9.54 yuan/kg, which was a 23.75% increase compared with the second quarter. According to the analysis of historical data, the traditional pork consumption season is from September to February every year. It is expected that the price of pork will increase in the coming months.

The price of eggs continued to fall back in the third quarter. Affected by persistent high-temperature and high-humidity in July and August, layer hens lost appetite and egg production dropped by about 30%. Egg prices continued to rise. At the beginning of September, as one of the main raw materials for making moon cakes, the surge in demand, coupled with the successive opening of schools in Xi’an, led to a significant increase in the price of eggs. The egg price reached the highest in the whole year in mid-September. In late September, due to the decrease in the demand for eggs by manufacturers of moon cakes and cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, coupled with the cooler weather after autumn, the egg production of laying hens gradually increased, the market supply increased significantly, and the price of eggs began to fall. . In winter, when the weather is cold, egg production will gradually decrease and egg prices may rise.

At present, the price of aquatic products is steadily affected by the high temperature in summer, and the lack of oxygen during the transportation of aquatic products leads to increased losses, and the price of aquatic products generally rises. Compared with the second quarter, the retail price of squid rose 13.82% month-on-month; retail price of bonze rose 10.64% month-on-month; retail price of squid rose 9.74% month-on-month; retail price of grass carp rose 3.17% month-on-month. At present, the price of aquatic products entering the fall is stable.