BEIJING — Prices of farm produce in China continued to rise last week, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed.

From Oct 28 to Nov 3, the overall price of farm produce went up 1.4 percent on a weekly basis, following a 4.6-percent gain the previous week.

In breakdown, the average wholesale price of 30 types of vegetables went up 0.5 percent, while the price growth of pork slowed 8.9 percentage points from the previous week.

Beef and mutton prices edged up 1.4 percent and 0.5 percent from the previous week respectively, while egg prices saw a 3.2-percent rise.

Food accounts for about one-third of China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation.

Data showed China's CPI rose 3 percent year-on-year in September, expanding from the 2.8-percent growth registered in August.