Farm produce prices decline for 3rd consecutive week (1/4)

A citizen purchases vegetable at a market in Shijiazhuang City, capital of north China's Hebei Province, May 14, 2013. Prices of farm produce in 36 major Chinese cities declined for the third consecutive week, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce on May 13. The ministry said in a statement that the average wholesale price for 18 vegetables fell 7.9 percent week on week, with the combined decline of the previous three weeks standing at 13.1 percent. The ministry attributed the drop to warmer temperatures and increased supplies of vegetables. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)