The national average price of chicken has risen to ¥155 per 100 grams while a packet of 10 eggs now costs ¥309.
The national average price of chicken has risen to ¥155 per 100 grams.
A packet of 10 eggs is now priced at ¥309.
Both prices have reached record highs.
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South Korea's consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in May from a year earlier, the fastest pace in 26 months, driven by surging fuel prices amid the Middle East war.
The National Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS), managed by Bank Indonesia, records chicken eggs at Rp32,000 per kilogram and shallots at Rp45,950 per kg at the national retail level. The data was released on Friday morning at 06:35 WIB in Jakarta. Prices for other strategic food commodities were also noted as stable.
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China's live pig prices have plunged to their lowest in nearly eight years, averaging 11.05 yuan (US$1.60) per kilogram during the third week of March, due to a supply glut from huge industrial farms and a post-holiday drop in consumption. Data from China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows a 2.9 per cent weekly decline and 28 per cent year-on-year fall. Pork prices also fell to 22 yuan per kilogram last week.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose above 65,000 for the first time on May 25 as expectations grew that a deal might be reached to end the military conflict between the United States and Iran.