According to the Municipal Development and Reform Research Center that from December 29, 2025, to January 4, 2026, among the 25 major agricultural and sideline products monitored by the center, the retail prices of 8 products increased, 5 decreased, and 12 remained unchanged compared with the previous period on a month-on-month basis. On a year-on-year basis, 18 products saw price increases, 6 decreased, and 1 remained unchanged. Compared with the previous period, the prices of grain and oil in Dalian remained stable this period, the price of beef increased slightly, the price of eggs decreased slightly, and the price of vegetables increased slightly.

The prices of grain and oil were stable on a month-on-month basis and decreased on a year-on-year basis. The price of japonica rice was 3.17 yuan per 500 grams (the same below), remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and decreasing by 2.46% on a year-on-year basis; the price of flour was 2.95 yuan, remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and decreasing by 3.28% on a year-on-year basis; the price of bottled peanut oil was 149.67 yuan per 5 liters, remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and decreasing by 1.04% on a year-on-year basis; the price of bottled soybean oil was 64.00 yuan per 5 liters, remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and decreasing by 7.91% on a year-on-year basis.

The price of pork was stable on a month-on-month basis and decreased slightly on a year-on-year basis. The price of lean pork was 13.17 yuan, remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and decreasing by 9.17% on a year-on-year basis; the price of beef was 35.40 yuan, increasing slightly by 0.45% on a month-on-month basis and increasing by 16.07% on a year-on-year basis; the price of mutton was 34.83 yuan, remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and increasing by 10.22% on a year-on-year basis; the price of chicken was 11.20 yuan, remaining unchanged on a month-on-month basis and increasing by 15.82% on a year-on-year basis.

The price of eggs decreased slightly on a month-on-month basis and dropped significantly on a year-on-year basis. The price of eggs was 3.93 yuan, decreasing slightly by 0.25% on a month-on-month basis and decreasing by 25.43% on a year-on-year basis.

The price of vegetables increased slightly on a month-on-month basis and rose significantly on a year-on-year basis. Among the 15 kinds of vegetables monitored, the prices of 7 increased, 4 decreased, and 4 remained unchanged compared with the previous period. The average price was 4.65 yuan, increasing by 0.96% on a month-on-month basis. Among them, the prices of carrots and cucumbers increased significantly, rising by 5.95% and 4.09% respectively on a month-on-month basis. The prices of celery and leeks decreased significantly, dropping by 3.47% and 1.24% respectively on a month-on-month basis.

The prices of major agricultural and sideline products in Dalian were mainly stable this period. Specifically, the prices of grain and oil remained stable; the supply of the pork market was abundant, and the price was mainly stable; the supply of the egg market was sufficient, but the short-term demand was insufficient, and the overall price was in a low-level consolidation state; the price of vegetables was basically stable on a month-on-month basis. Compared with the same period last year, affected by factors such as the weather and yield in the producing areas, the overall price increased, and the prices of some individual varieties increased significantly. It is expected that the price of vegetables will maintain a seasonal upward trend in the short term.