Agriculture Reference
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Table A5.6 Comparison of the quota, above-quota, rural market,
domestic wholesale, imported and exported prices of corn,
1985-2000 (yuan/tonne)
Quota
Above-quota
Rural market
Wholesale
FOB
1985
312
327
373
..
..
1986
317
402
453
..
..
1987
332
445
503
..
..
1988
343
471
571
..
..
1989
370
643
782
..
..
1990
376
626
690
..
..
1991
375
546
596
..
..
1992
416
548
628
..
..
1993
459
644
731
..
..
1994
688
904
1,009
..
..
1995
855
1,385
1,580
..
..
1996
1,058
1,389
1,487
1,344
1,364
1997
1,235
1,089
1,145
1,179
1,122
1998
1,230
1,052
1,103
1,275
937
1999
984
986
1,071
850
2000
863
828
970
822
Note:
Prces are n nomnal terms. They are arthmetc averages from monthly data. The
wholesale prices are from Heilingjiang and Hubei markets.
Source:
The quota, above-quota, and rural market prices are from Ministry of Agriculture
database. The wholesale, FOB, CIF prices are cited from Wu, Laping, 2001. 'Price
comparison between world and domestic grain markets', prepared for the ACIAR project
on China's grain market, Australian National University; and calculated from National
Bureau of Statistics, various years.
Statistical Yearbook of China
, China Statistics Press,
Bejng.
