The overall supply of domestic agricultural products in 2014 is adequate.

In 2014, the prices of international agricultural commodities continued the downward trend of the previous year, the overall supply in the domestic market was adequate, prices fell more than rose less, and imports continued to grow.

With the support of the minimum purchase price and the temporary storage policy, domestic grain prices continue to rise slightly this year. From January to November, the average wholesale price of three kinds of grain (rice, wheat and corn) in the domestic market was 130.23 yuan per 100 jin, up 1.92% from the same period last year.

Cotton oil and sugar prices continued to fall due to the decline in international cotton prices, inventory pressure and textile enterprises' sluggish demand for raw materials, domestic cotton prices fell sharply. From January to November, the average sales price of China's cotton price index (CCIndex) 3128B cotton was 17457 yuan / ton, down 9.8% from the same period last year. Under the influence of loose supply in the international market and lower crude oil prices leading to a decline in sea freight, domestic edible oil prices fluctuated downwards. From January to November, the ex-factory price of grade IV rapeseed oil in Hubei fell 26.9% compared with the same period last year, and the ex-factory price of first-grade peanut oil in Shandong fell 24.6% compared with the same period last year. Affected by the crackdown on imported sugar and high domestic stocks, domestic sugar prices have continued to fall since mid-2012. The average price of sugar during the 2013-2014 squeeze season was 4700 yuan per ton, down 14.8 percent from the same period last year and much lower than the sugar-making cost of 5200 yuan per ton.

Overall, pork prices are still lower than last year's phased supply pressure, coupled with lower-than-expected consumption, leading to an overall decline in pork prices since 2011, continuing to show a rapid decline in the first half of 2014, and then affected by frozen pork collection and storage policies and other factors. rebounded for five consecutive months, but the overall level for the whole year is still lower than last year. From January to November, the average price of pork in domestic markets was 22.44 yuan per kilogram, down 7.5 percent from the same period last year, while the price of live pigs was 13.44 yuan per kilogram, down 10.3 percent from the same period last year.

The price of poultry meat and eggs increased significantly. The price of poultry meat and eggs first fell and then rose. Affected by the H7N9 influenza epidemic and seasonal factors in the first quarter, it began to pick up in April driven by breeding costs and consumption. The prices of poultry eggs and poultry meat reached the highest level in September and October, respectively. From January to November, the average price of white striped chicken was 18.13 yuan per kilogram, up 6.4 percent from the same period last year, and the average price of eggs was 10.77 yuan per kilogram, up 8.9 percent from the same period last year.

Beef and mutton and milk prices high supply is still tight, prices continue to run high. From January to November, the average market price of beef and mutton per kilogram was 63.23 yuan and 65.43 yuan respectively, up 8.2% and 6.3% respectively over the same period last year. The purchase price of raw milk showed a high downward trend as a whole, but it was still higher than that of the same period last year. From January to November, the average purchase price of raw milk in the main producing provinces was 4.08 yuan per kilogram, up 14.5% from the same period last year.

The price of aquatic products dropped from last year to November. The average price of 30 kinds of aquatic products monitored from January to November was 15.44 yuan per kilogram, down 0.63% from the same period last year.

On the whole, the price of vegetables is lower than that of the same period last year, and the meteorological conditions are more favorable, the overall situation of vegetable production is improving, and the price is slightly lower than the level of the same period last year. From January to November, the average wholesale price of 28 kinds of vegetables monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture fell 1.36% compared with the same period last year.

Fruit prices increased significantly from January to November compared with the previous year, and the average wholesale prices of seven bulk fruits monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture rose 22.4% from the same period last year.