Agricultural input price indices, January 2023

Agricultural input prices higher

Agricultural input prices were slightly higher than in the previous month, while at the annual level they were higher by 15.0%. Prices went up in the majority of groups.

  • 24 March 2023 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Prices up in monthly …

In the first month of the year, prices increased on average by 0.2%. While the prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture went down on average by 0.5%, the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment were up by 2.1%.

Among goods and services currently consumed in agriculture, the highest price increases were recorded at veterinary expenses (by 5.5%) and at goods and services for maintenance of buildings (by 5.0%), while among goods and services contributing to agricultural investment only the prices of materials increased (by 2.9%).

Within materials, the prices of machinery and other equipment went up on average by 5.5%, while the prices of transport equipment remained the same as in December.

… as well as in annual comparison

Compared to January 2022, the agricultural input prices were higher on average by 15.0%. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture increased by 17.3% and of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 9.7%.

The highest price increases were recorded at animal feedingstuffs (by 30.1%), maintenance of buildings (by 24.3%) and fertilizers (by 17.1%).

Tables with the latest data are 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).
Agricultural input price indices, Slovenia
Jan 2023
Ø 2015 
Jan 2023
Dec 2022
Jan 2023
Jan 2022 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)152.3399.5117.3
Seeds and planting stock118.36104.0115.3
Energy; lubricants128.5994.1107.9
Fertilizers and soil improvers229.9398.2117.1
Plant protection products and pesticides125.53100.0111.2
Veterinary expenses122.61105.5106.6
Animal feedingstuffs170.17100.0130.1
Maintenance of materials120.64101.2109.4
Maintenance of buildings157.39105.0124.3
Other goods and services138.09103.5111.8
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)139.27102.1109.7
Materials136.44102.9109.3
Buildings147.2099.9110.6
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)148.30100.2115.0
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE

Monthly data for the current year are provisional. With each release the data can be corrected and completed with new data. Monthly data get the status of final data with the publication of annual data (at the latest at the end of February next year).



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