Agricultural input price indices, May 2025

Agricultural input prices lower again at the monthly level

In May 2025, agricultural input prices decreased again. At both the monthly and annual levels, prices in the group energy and lubricants went down the most.

  • 14 July 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Prices lower again at the monthly level …

Agricultural inputs were this time on average 0.8% cheaper than in the previous month. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went down by 1.1% and of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) by 0.1%.

In the first group (input 1), the highest price decreases were again recorded at energy and lubricants (by 4.3%) and at fertilisers (by 1.9%). A slight decrease was also recorded in the group other goods and services (by 0.1%).

In the second group (input 2), the prices of buildings decreased by 0.2%, while the prices of materials remained at the previous month’s level.

… but higher year-on-year

Compared to the same month of the previous year, agricultural inputs were 1.4% more expensive. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture went up by 1.4% and of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 1.5%.

Among goods and services of the first group (input 1), the prices of fertilisers increased the most (by 9.6%), and among goods and services of the second group (input 2) the prices of materials (by 1.6%).

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
May 2025
Apr 2025
May 2025
May 2024 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)-1.11.4
Seeds and planting stock0.06.1
Energy; lubricants-4.3-5.0
Fertilizers and soil improvers-1.99.6
Plant protection products and pesticides0.08.3
Veterinary expenses0.01.4
Animal feedingstuffs0.0-0.6
Maintenance of materials0.33.4
Maintenance of buildings0.2-1.7
Other goods and services-0.14.2
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)-0.11.5
Materials0.01.6
Buildings-0.21.3
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)-0.81.4
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are provisional. Final data for May 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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