date:Feb 27, 2013
The average wholesale price of 18 monitored vegetables declined 7 percent month on month from Feb 18 to Feb 24, while eight aquatic produces dipped 0.9 percent, the ministry's report said.
The wholesale price of pork, a staple meat in China, dropped 3 percent, and that of beef and mutton also nudged down by 1.3 percent and 1 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, the retail prices of chicken and eggs mildly declined as well as cooking oil. There were mixed results for grain, with a decline of 0.2 pe