商务预报：5月12日至18日食用农产品和生产资料价格略有下降

Agricultural Products Market - The national market price of edible agricultural products decreased by 0.4% from the previous week, with the average wholesale price of 30 types of vegetables at 4.17 yuan per kilogram, down 1.7%. Notable declines include lettuce, cucumber, and green beans, which fell by 5.6%, 5.0%, and 4.8% respectively [1] - Poultry product wholesale prices saw a slight decrease, with white strip chicken and eggs dropping by 0.3% and 0.2% respectively. Meat wholesale prices overall declined, with pork at 20.71 yuan per kilogram, down 0.3%, and beef down 0.2%, while lamb prices remained stable [1] - The wholesale prices of six types of fruits showed slight fluctuations, with watermelon, banana, citrus, and apple prices decreasing by 3.1%, 1.4%, 0.5%, and 0.1% respectively, while grapes increased by 3.7% [1] - Aquatic product wholesale prices experienced a slight increase, with grass carp, silver carp, and crucian carp rising by 0.6%, 0.5%, and 0.3% respectively [1] Production Materials Market - Coal prices experienced a slight decline, with thermal coal, coking coal, and No. 2 smokeless block coal priced at 755 yuan, 971 yuan, and 1170 yuan per ton, down by 1.9%, 0.9%, and 0.6% respectively [2] - Basic chemical raw material prices showed minor fluctuations, with sulfuric acid decreasing by 0.3%, while methanol, soda ash, and polypropylene increased by 0.4%, 0.2%, and 0.2% respectively [2] - Finished oil wholesale prices showed slight volatility, with 92-octane gasoline and 95-octane gasoline both decreasing by 0.2%, while 0-octane diesel increased by 0.2% [2] - Steel prices saw a slight recovery, with hot-rolled strip steel, welded steel pipes, and ordinary medium plates priced at 3615 yuan, 3861 yuan, and 3806 yuan per ton, increasing by 0.4%, 0.2%, and 0.2% respectively [2] - Fertilizer prices overall increased, with urea rising by 0.3% and the price of compound fertilizers decreasing by 0.1% [2] - Non-ferrous metal prices were predominantly up, with aluminum and copper increasing by 2.4% and 0.7%, while zinc decreased by 0.4% [2] - Rubber prices saw a slight increase, with synthetic rubber and natural rubber rising by 2.5% and 0.5% respectively [2]