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Farm produce price index declines

The price index for China's farm produce declined in the week ending April 22 due to falling vegetable prices, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The price index for farm produce edged down 0.7 percent in the past week, while the index for production materials gained 0.6 percent. The average wholesale price of 30 kinds of vegetables went down 2.3 percent from a week earlier, and the wholesale price of aquatic products extended declines. Wholesale prices of beef and mutton fell 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent respectively, while that of pork dropped 0.6 percent.

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