Price indices and purchase of agricultural products, Slovenia, December 2020

Producer prices of agricultural products in December 2020 on average 5.3% lower than a year ago

In December 2020, the producer prices of agricultural products were on average 5.3% lower than in December 2019. The value of agricultural products purchased in December 2020 was 20.2% lower than in December 2019 and 6.8% lower than in November 2020.

12 February 2021 at 10:30
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Producer prices of agricultural products on average lower than a year before

In December 2020, the producer prices of agricultural products were on average 5.3% lower than in December 2019. The prices of crop products were on average lower by 4.7% and of animals and animal products by 5.7%.

Potato prices were much lower than a year before (by about a third). Lower were also the prices of fruit (on average by 15.5%), wine (on average by 2.0%) and cereals (on average by 2.3%). The prices of industrial plants were much higher than a year before.

The prices of animals for slaughter decreased on average by 9.6%. Pig prices were lower on average by 31.3 %. Lower were also the prices of cattle (on average by 6.4%) and of poultry (on average by 3.5%).

The prices of animal products dropped on average by 2.2%. The average purchase price of milk was 5.3% lower and was EUR 0.33 per litre. The average purchase price of eggs was 6.6% higher.

In the fourth quarter of 2020 the prices of agricultural products on average 6.3% lower than in the fourth quarter of 2019

The prices of crop products were lower on average by 5.9%. The decrease was caused mostly by lower prices of potato. Lower were also the prices of fruit and vegetables.

The prices of animals and animal products decreased on average by 6.6%. The prices of pigs went down the most. Lower were also the prices of cattle and poultry. Of animals products, the average purchase price of milk was lower and the average purchase price of eggs higher than a year before.

The total value of agricultural products much lower than in December 2019

The total value of agricultural products purchased in December 2020 was 20.2% lower than in December 2019 and 6.8% lower than in November 2020.

The value of purchased products in the group arable farming was about two thirds lower than in December 2019. In comparison with the previous year, the value of industrial plants went down the most. Much lower were also the values of cereals and vegetables. The value of purchased potato was much higher than a year before, because a higher quantity of the product was purchased (the average purchase price of potato was lower than in December 2019).

The value of purchased products in the group fruit and wine growing was 14.8% lower than in December 2019. The value decreased due to the lower value of purchased alcoholic beverages. Lower was also the value of purchased grape for industry. The value of purchased fruit was 9.6% higher because a higher quantity of the product was purchased.

The value of purchased products in the group livestock breeding was 7.4% lower than in December 2019. The value of purchased livestock was lower by 12.4% and the value of purchased poultry by 8.3%. The value of purchased milk decreased by 2.7% due to the lower average purchase price of milk.

Annual growth rates of producer prices of agricultural products, Slovenia

Source: SURS

Value of purchased agricultural products, Slovenia

Source: SURS

Producer price indices of agricultural products, Slovenia, monthly

	XII 2020 Ø 2015	XII 2020 XII 2019

AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT	108.75	94.7
Agricultural goods output, excl. fruits and vegetables	107.51	94.9
CROP OUTPUT	119.80	95.3
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables	123.31	96.7
Cereals	100.69	97.7
Industrial plants	169.58	136.1
Vegetables and horticultural products	113.84	101.5
fresh vegetables	110.54	102.4
plants and flowers	127.80	98.0
Potatoes (including seeds)	131.35	67.0
Fruits	117.52	84.5
Wine	128.28	98.0
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS	102.68	94.3
Animals for slaughter	93.78	90.4
Animal products	111.37	97.8

Source: SURS

Producer price indices of agricultural products, Slovenia, quarterly

	X-XII 2020 Ø 2015	X-XII 2020 X-XII 2019

AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT	105.54	93.7
Agricultural goods output, excl. fruits and vegetables	105.09	93.9
CROP OUTPUT	110.88	94.1
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables	116.32	95.2
Cereals	94.95	100.3
Industrial plants	130.21	107.4
Vegetables and horticultural products	111.97	102.0
fresh vegetables	106.91	98.6
plants and flowers	121.60	108.1
Potatoes (including seeds)	148.37	66.6
Fruits	102.96	87.1
Wine	125.45	103.1
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS	101.42	93.4
Animals for slaughter	93.61	91.0
Animal products	109.04	95.5

Source: SURS

Purchase of agricultural products, Slovenia

	XII 2020	XII 2020 XI 2020	XII 2020 XII 2019
	1000 EUR¹⁾	index
Total	44,431	93.2	79.8
Arable farming	3,347	36.7	32.0
cereals	1,482	33.7	28.0
industrial and fooder plants	322	10.6	9.3
potatoes	331	184.3	164.0
vegetables²⁾	1,212	81.1	79.9
Fruit and wine growing	5,718	89.4	85.2
fruits	850	64.3	109.6
plants³⁾	157	48.7	159.6
grape for industry	375	20.5	63.7
alkoholic beverages	4,335	148.2	82.6
Livestock breeding	35,216	110.3	92.6
livestock	10,771	123.5	87.6
poultry	6,680	103.4	91.7
eggs⁴⁾	2,327	111.6	92.6
milk	15,155	105.3	97.3
other animal products⁴⁾	283	102.5	81.0
Other crop products⁶⁾	150	60.6	29.6

- no occurence of event

1) Some totals do not add up due to rounding.

2) Including dry beans.

3) Fruit plants and vine plants.

4) Eggs for consumption and hatching eggs.

5) Diary products, hides, honey and honey products.

6) Flowers, cultivated mushrooms and olive oil.

Source: SURS

METHODOLOGICAL NOTE

Monthly data for the current year are provisional. With each First Release the data can be corrected and completed with new data. Monthly data get status of final data with the publication of annual data (for the year 2020 at the latest on 26 February 2021).

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