Price indices and purchase of agricultural products, August 2024

Milk price at producers up year-on-year

At the annual level, producer prices of agricultural products were on average higher by 0.4%. The value of purchased agricultural products decreased by 0.7%.

  • 14 October 2024 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Milk price higher than last August

Compared to a year ago, producer prices of agricultural products increased on average by 0.4%.

The prices of animals and animal products were higher on average by 1.8%. The increase was related to a 5.1% higher milk price. The prices of animals for slaughter decreased by 0.3% due to lower prices of pigs and poultry.

The prices of crop products were lower by 1.9%. The prices of industrial plants and fruit went down the most (both by 12.7%). Lower were also the prices of cereals and potato.

The values of purchased poultry and eggs substantially lower 

In comparison with last August, the value of purchased agricultural products decreased by 0.7%.

The value of purchased livestock was lower by 7.1%. Significantly lower were the values of poultry and eggs (by more than a fifth). Lower was also the value of purchased livestock. On the other hand, the value of purchased milk went up by 6.8%. Compared to a year ago, the quantity of purchased milk was higher as well as the purchase price.

In the group arable farming, the value of purchased products went up by 10.2%. The value of purchased vegetables increased almost by a third due to a higher quantity of purchased products and higher prices. The values of purchased cereals and potato were lower.

The value of purchase in the group fruit and wine growing was higher by 60.5%. This was mostly related to the purchase of grape for industry, as no such purchase occurred last August. The value of purchased fruit was higher by 43.2% due to a higher quantity of purchased products.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Annual growth rates of producer prices of agricultural products, Slovenia
Annual growth rates of producer prices of agricultural products, Slovenia
Value of purchased agricultural products, Slovenia
Value of purchased agricultural products, Slovenia
Growth rates of producer price indices of agricultural products (%), Slovenia
Aug 2024
Aug 2023
AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT0.4
Agricultural goods output, excl. fruits and vegetables0.9
CROP OUTPUT-1.9
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables-2.7
Cereals-2.7
Industrial plants-12.7
Vegetables and horticultural products2.2
  fresh vegetables2.0
  plants and flowers60.7
Potatoes (including seeds)-6.8
Fruits-12.7
Wine2.9
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS1.8
Animals for slaughter-0.3
Animal products4.1
Growth rates of value of purchased agricultural products (%), Slovenia
Aug 2024
Jul 2024 
Aug 2024
Aug 2023
TOTAL-15.0-0.7
Arable farming-63.610.2
Fruit and wine growing47.260.5
Livestock breeding-3.3-7.1
Other crop products1) -3.6-3.6
1) Flowers, cultivated mushrooms and olive oil.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The monthly data for the current year are provisional. With each release the data can be corrected and completed with new data. The monthly data get the status of final data with the publication of annual data (at the latest at the end of February of the following year).

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