Agricultural input price indices, July 2025

Agricultural input prices higher in July

Agricultural input prices increased at the monthly and at the annual level. At the monthly level, prices in the group energy and lubricants went up the most and at the annual level prices of fertilizers.

  • 12 September 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Prices higher at the monthly level …

Agricultural inputs were on average 0.4% more expensive than in the previous month. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went up by 0.5%, while the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) remained at the level of the previous month.

In the first group (input 1), price increases were recorded at energy and lubricants (by 2.8%) and at maintenance of materials (by 0.1%). A slight price decrease was recorded in the group maintenance of buildings (by 0.3%).

In the second group (input 2), both the prices of materials and of buildings remained at the level of the previous month.

… and year-on-year

Compared to the same month of the previous year, agricultural inputs were 1.7% more expensive. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture went up by 1.8% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 1.4%.

Year-on-year, in the first group (input 1) the prices of fertilisers increased the most (by 8.7%) and in 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
Jul 2025
Jun 2025
Jul 2025
Jul 2024 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)0.51.8
Seeds and planting stock0.06.1
Energy; lubricants2.8-2.1
Fertilizers and soil improvers0.08.7
Plant protection products and pesticides0.08.3
Veterinary expenses0.01.1
Animal feedingstuffs0.0-0.6
Maintenance of materials0.13.1
Maintenance of buildings-0.3-0.6
Other goods and services0.03.1
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)0.01.4
Materials0.01.6
Buildings0.01.2
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)0.41.7
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are provisional. Final data for July 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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