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China’s agricultural wholesale index rises to 112.00 on 21 October

The agriculture ministry’s index gained 0.22 points from the previous day as monitored vegetable and fruit prices also increased.

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China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported on 21 October that its Agricultural Wholesale Price 200 Index stood at 112.00, up 0.22 points from the previous day. The “vegetable basket” wholesale price index was 111.64, a daily increase of 0.25 points.

At 14:00, the average wholesale price of 28 closely monitored vegetables was CNY 4.18 per kilogram, up 0.7% from the previous day; six monitored fruits averaged CNY 6.78 per kilogram, up 1.6%. Pork averaged CNY 15.76 per kilogram, down 0.6%. These are daily wholesale-market readings, not retail prices.

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China’s agricultural wholesale index rises to 112.00 on 21 October

Agricultural Wholesale Price 200 Index
112 index points
2026-10-21 · Observed
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Values reported by the ministry’s 21 October 2026 monitoring; index points reproduce the stated index, while prices are daily wholesale-market averages per kilogram and are not retail or long-run inflation measures.

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