Agricultural input price indices, October 2025

Agricultural input prices slightly lower

Agricultural input prices decreased at the monthly level and increased at the annual level. Compared to September 2025, the largest drop was recorded in the subgroup other goods and services.

  • 12 December 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Prices slightly lower at the monthly level …

Agricultural inputs were on average 0.3% cheaper than in the previous month. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) decreased by 0.4%, while the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) slightly increased (by 0.1%).

In the first group (input 1), the prices went down in the following subgroups: other goods and services (by 2.2%), fertilizers (by 1.7%) and animal feedingstuffs (by 0.5%).

In the second group (input 2), the prices of materials did not change, while the prices of buildings were higher on average by 0.2%.

… but higher year-on-year 

Agricultural inputs were 2.1% more expensive than a year earlier. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture were higher on average by 2.4% and the prices of the goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 1.6%.

Year-on-year, in the first group (input 1) the prices of fertilisers increased the most (by 8.8%) and in the second group (input 2) the prices of materials (by 1.7%).

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
Oct 2025
Sept 2025
Oct 2025
Oct 2024 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)-0.42.4
Seeds and planting stock0.05.7
Energy; lubricants0.7-1.5
Fertilizers and soil improvers-1.78.8
Plant protection products and pesticides0.08.3
Veterinary expenses0.01.1
Animal feedingstuffs-0.51.0
Maintenance of materials0.14.6
Maintenance of buildings0.20.8
Other goods and services-2.20.9
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)0.11.6
Materials0.01.7
Buildings0.21.3
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)-0.32.1
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are provisional. Final data for October 2025 are expected to be published in July 2026 in the SiStat Database.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.

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