Pork prices continue to drop during holiday

时间：2007-10-08 03:09:06

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BEIJING, Oct.8 - The average pork price has dropped 0.4 percent during China's National Day holiday, or the "golden week", said the Ministry1 of Commerce (MOC) on Sunday.

 

The average live pig price dropped to 13.25 yuan per kilogram this week, 0.9 percent lower than that in the previous week. Prices of chicken, eggs, beef and mutton rose slightly on increasing demand during the holidays.

 

The prices have seen a consecutive2 drop for the ninth week, right after they plunged3 3.45 percent from the end of August last week, as the piglets raised since May and June grew ready for the market to add to the pork supply.

 

Pork prices nearly doubled in the past eight months due to short supply and mounting production costs. The soaring pork prices is a major contributor to the general food price hikes that drive up the consumer price index to a 6.5 percent increase in August.

 

The average wholesale4 price of 20 kinds of vegetables rose 2.4 percent because rainy weather in northern regions and ravaging5 typhoons in the southern areas reduced market supply, said the ministry.

 

Prices of cucumber, rape6 seed and onion rose by 19.5 percent, 17.4 percent and 12.1 percent respectively, according to the MOC.

 

Prices of grain, flour and edible7 oil remained stable during the holidays, according to the ministry.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 consecutive DpPz0     
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
  • It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
  • The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
3 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
4 wholesale Ig9wL     
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
  • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
  • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
5 ravaging e90f8f750b2498433008f5dea0a1890a     
毁坏( ravage的现在分词 )； 蹂躏； 劫掠； 抢劫
参考例句：
  • It is believed that in fatigue there is a repeated process of ravaging the material. 据认为，在疲劳中，有一个使材料毁坏的重复过程。
  • I was able to capture the lion that was ravaging through town. 我能逮住正在城里肆虐的那头狮子。
6 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
7 edible Uqdxx     
n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的
参考例句：
  • Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
  • This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

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