The Agricultural Product Wholesale Price 200 Index stood at 119.73 on March 30, down 0.79 points from the previous Friday. The "Basket of Food" wholesale price index was recorded at 120.92, a decrease of 0.92 points. As of 14:00 today, the national average wholesale price of pork was 15.46 yuan per kilogram, down 1.7% from last Friday. Beef was priced at 66.40 yuan per kilogram, up 0.5%, while lamb cost 64.18 yuan per kilogram, declining 0.3%. The price of eggs rose 1.8% to 7.86 yuan per kilogram, and chicken saw a 0.5% increase to 17.49 yuan per kilogram. The average price of 28 key vegetables monitored fell 1.3% to 4.71 yuan per kilogram, while the average price of six key fruits increased 1.2% to 7.81 yuan per kilogram. Crucian carp dropped 0.5% to 19.86 yuan per kilogram, carp edged up 0.1% to 14.57 yuan per kilogram, silver carp declined 0.1% to 10.54 yuan per kilogram, and hairtail rose 1.3% to 42.03 yuan per kilogram. Among the 46 key agricultural products monitored in wholesale markets today, the top five price increases compared to last Friday were onions, Kyoho grapes, pineapples, eggs, and Fuji apples, with gains of 3.7%, 2.5%, 2.0%, 1.8%, and 1.4%, respectively. The top five price declines were observed in lettuce, zucchini, cucumber, Chinese cabbage, and pumpkin, with decreases of 5.4%, 4.0%, 3.8%, 3.3%, and 3.2%, respectively.
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