Price indices and purchase of agricultural products, March 2025

Producer prices of agricultural products higher year-on-year

The prices of agricultural products were 6.8% higher than in the 1st quarter last year and 8.0% higher than last March.

  • 14 May 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Producer prices higher than last March …

In March, producer prices of agricultural products increased on average by 8.0%.

The prices of animals and animal products were higher by 9.6%. The prices of animals for slaughter increased by a tenth and of animal products by 8.0%. Milk was 11.4% more expensive.

The prices of crop products increased by 3.1%. Cereal prices went up the most (by a fifth). Higher were also the prices of wine, vegetables and horticultural products.

… as well as in the first quarter last year

In the 1st quarter, the prices of agricultural products increased on average by 6.8%. The increase was due to higher prices of livestock and milk. As regards livestock, cattle prices went up the most. The prices of crop products decreased by 1.2%: potato prices were down by 9.8% and fruit prices by 5.2%.

Value of purchased milk higher

The total value of purchased agricultural products was higher by 5.5%.

In the group livestock breeding, the value of purchase went up by 5.4%. The value of purchased milk was higher by 15.6%. It increased due to the higher quantity of purchased milk as well as the higher average price. Higher was also the value of purchased livestock, while the value of poultry and eggs was down.

The value of purchase in the group arable farming increased by 6.8%. The value of purchased potato went up by more than a half. On the other hand, the value of purchased cereals decreased by almost a quarter and of vegetables by 3.4%.

The value of purchase in the group fruit and wine growing increased by 7.8%. It went up due to the higher value of purchased fruit. In comparison with the previous year, the quantity of purchased apples and pears was much higher. The value of purchased alcoholic beverages went down by 12.6%.

The table with the latest data is 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
Mar 2025
Mar 2024
Q1 2025
Q1 2024
AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT8.06.8
Agricultural goods output, excl. fruits and vegetables8.78.3
CROP OUTPUT3.1-1.2
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables1.6-1.3
Cereals20.820.7
Industrial plants--
Vegetables and horticultural products9.10.5
  fresh vegetables6.5-2.6
  plants and flowers12.68.9
Potatoes (including seeds)-4.6-9.8
Fruits-4.5-5.2
Wine5.55.8
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS9.69.5
Animals for slaughter11.211.0
Animal products8.07.9
Growth rates of value of purchased agricultural products (%), Slovenia
Mar 2025
Feb 2025 
Mar 2025
Mar 2024
TOTAL5.75.5
Arable farming0.66.8
Fruit and wine growing27.37.8
Livestock breeding3.95.4
Other crop products1) 85.6-16.4
1) Flowers, cultivated mushrooms and olive oil.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are provisional. Final data for March 2025 are expected to be published in February 2026 in the SiStat Database.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.


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