Agricultural input price indices, April 2025

Agricultural input prices lower at the monthly level

In April 2025, agricultural input prices decreased only at the monthly level. At both the monthly and annual levels, prices in the group energy and lubricants went down the most.

  • 13 June 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Prices slightly lower at the monthly level …

Agricultural inputs were on average 0.4% cheaper than in the previous month. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went down by 0.8%, while the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) slightly increased (by 0.3%).

In the first group (input 1), decreases were recorded at energy and lubricants (by 4.0%) and at fertilisers (by 0.1%).

In the second group (input 2), the prices of buildings increased by 0.6% and the prices of materials by 0.2%.

… but higher at the annual level

Compared to the same month of the previous year, agricultural inputs were 2.0% more expensive. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture went up by 2.1% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 1.8%.

Year-on-year, in the first group (input 1) the prices of fertilisers increased the most (by 12.5%) and in the second group (input 2) the prices of buildings (by 2.4%).

The table with the latest data (monthly base price indices) is available in the SiStat Database.

Monthly growth rates of agricultural input prices, Slovenia
Monthly growth rates of agricultural input prices, Slovenia
1) Input 1 (goods and services currently consumed in agriculture).
2) Input 2 (goods and services contributing to agricultural investment).
Growth rates of agricultural input prices (%), Slovenia
Apr 2025
Mar 2025
Apr 2025
Apr 2024 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)-0.82.1
Seeds and planting stock0.06.1
Energy; lubricants-4.0-2.7
Fertilizers and soil improvers-0.112.5
Plant protection products and pesticides0.08.3
Veterinary expenses0.01.4
Animal feedingstuffs0.3-0.8
Maintenance of materials0.03.2
Maintenance of buildings0.0-1.7
Other goods and services0.14.3
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)0.31.8
Materials0.21.6
Buildings0.62.4
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)-0.42.0
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are provisional. Final data for April 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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