Price indices and purchase of agricultural products, September 2025

Producer prices higher than last September…

Compared to September last year, producer prices of agricultural products were higher on average by 5.0%.

Animals and animal products were 13.1% more expensive. The prices of animals for slaughter were higher by a fifth and the prices of animal products by 5.7%. Crop products were 1.8% less expensive. The decrease was due to the lower prices of vegetables and potato. Fruit prices were higher by 4.5%.

… as well as in the third quarter last year

In the 3rd quarter, the prices of agricultural products were on average 7.9% higher than in the same period last year.

The prices of animals and animal products were on average higher by 13.8%. Cattle prices were higher by almost a third and the milk price by 12.1%. The prices of crop products increased by 0.9%. Fruit was 6.2% and cereals 6.1% more expensive. Potato prices were lower by 9.8%.

Value of purchased grape for industry much higher

The total value of purchased agricultural products increased by 8.2% year-on-year.

In the group fruit and wine growing, the purchase value was higher by almost a third. Significantly higher was the value of purchased grape for industry. In comparison with last September, a much larger quantity of the product was purchased. On the other hand, the value of purchased fruit decreased (by 6.9%).

In the group livestock breeding, the purchase value increased by 13.7%. The value of purchased livestock was higher by a quarter. Also higher were the values of purchased eggs (by a fifth) and milk (by 12.9%). The value of purchased poultry decreased by 1.1%.

In the group arable farming, the purchase value was lower by a fifth. The value of purchased cereals decreased by 38.6%. The value was down due to the smaller quantity of purchased products, particularly grain maize. The value of purchased vegetables increased by a third and of potato by a tenth.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.