Price indices and purchase of agricultural products, September 2024

Producer prices of agricultural products higher year-on-year

At the annual level, producer prices of agricultural products were on average higher by 3.7%. The value of purchased agricultural products increased by 21.4%.

  • 14 November 2024 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Producer prices of animal products higher than last September …

Compared to a year ago, producer prices of agricultural products increased on average by 3.7%. 

The prices of animals and animal products went up by 3.4%. The prices of animal products increased by 7.4%, the most substantially milk prices (by 9.3%). On the other hand, the prices of animals for slaughter declined by 0.2%.

The prices of crop products increased by 4.0%. Significantly higher were the prices of wine (by 7.8%) and cereals (by 7.0%). Higher were also the prices of fruit, potato and vegetables, while industrial plants were cheaper than last September.

… as well as in the same quarter last year

In the third quarter, the prices of agricultural products were higher on average by 1.7% compared to the same period last year.

The prices of animals and animal products went up by 2.0%. The increase was due to higher prices of animal products (by 4.9%). The prices of animals for slaughter were 0.5% lower.

The prices of crop products went up by 1.4%. Wine prices increased by 4.3%, vegetable prices by 2.4% and fruit prices by 1.1%.

The value of purchased cereals much higher

In comparison with last September, the value of purchased agricultural products increased by more than a fifth.

In the group arable farming, the value of purchased products increased by almost a quarter. The value of purchased cereals was significantly higher, mostly of wheat and grain maize. The increase was related to higher quantity and prices of purchased products. Higher were also the values of purchased industrial plants and potato.

On the other hand, the value of purchased products in the group fruit and wine growing decreased by 8.4% year-on-year. The value of purchased grape for industry decreased by almost a third, also lower was the value of purchased alcoholic beverages. The value of purchased fruit was higher by a half due to much higher quantities of purchased apples and pears.

The value of purchased livestock increased by a tenth. As regards purchased poultry, its value went up by 12.7% in comparison with last September, as the purchased quantity was higher. Also higher were the values of purchased milk and livestock.

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
Sep 2024
Sep 2023
Q3 2024
Q3 2023
AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT3.71.7
Agricultural goods output, excl. fruits and vegetables3.21.5
CROP OUTPUT4.01.4
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables2.5-0.1
Cereals7.0-0.1
Industrial plants-8.1-1.6
Vegetables and horticultural products4.03.1
  fresh vegetables2.72.4
  plants and flowers55.448.1
Potatoes (including seeds)3.6-2.4
Fruits4.91.1
Wine7.84.3
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS3.42.0
Animals for slaughter-0.2-0.5
Animal products7.44.9
Growth rates of value of purchased agricultural products (%), Slovenia
Sep 2024
Aug 2024 
Sep 2024
Sep 2023
TOTAL37.521.4
Arable farming205.2123.7
Fruit and wine growing79.0-8.4
Livestock breeding8.310.5
Other crop products1) 66.85.8
1) Flowers, cultivated mushrooms and olive oil.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The monthly data for the current year are provisional. With each First 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).

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.


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