"Consumers should look at reasonable rebounds of farm produce prices in a rational way, while authorities need to beef up investment in agriculture and smooth over the cyclical fluctuations," Zhou said.
The price fluctuations of farm produce reflected the inefficiency of the distribution system, which increased the cost for vegetables, eggs and meat to reach customers' hands, said Cheng Guoqiang, a researcher with the Development Research Center under the State Council.
Zhang Hecheng, head of the market department with the Ministry of Agriculture, said inadequate marketing capability of Chinese farmers also contributed to rapid ups and downs in farm produce prices.
Farmers had difficulties in obtaining, understanding and using market information and tended to make unwise decisions on the production scale and price offers, Zhang said.
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