Price indices and purchase of agricultural products, October 2024

Producer prices of cereals and milk higher year-on-year

At the annual level, producer prices of agricultural products increased on average by 5.3% and the value of purchased agricultural products by 2.8%.

  • 13 december 2024 ob 10:30
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  • provisional data
Producer prices of cereals and milk up

Compared to last October, producer prices of agricultural products went up on average by 5.3%. 

The prices of animals and animal products increased by 6.7%. Significantly higher were the prices of animal products, with the milk price up by 12.7%. The prices of animals for slaughter were higher by 3.1%, mostly due to higher cattle prices. On the other hand, the prices of pigs and poultry were lower, both by 6.8%.

The prices of crop products went up by 4.0%. Cereal prices increased by 19.0%, wine prices by 4.3% and vegetable prices by 3.4%. The average potato price was lower by 15.2%.

Values of purchased livestock and milk higher

The value of purchased agricultural products increased at the annual level by 2.8%.

The value of purchase in the group livestock breeding increased by 11.7%. Significantly higher were the values of purchased livestock (by 23.0%) and milk (by 15.9%). The value of purchased poultry and eggs was lower than a year ago.

The value of purchase in the group arable farming was lower by 16.1%. The value of purchased cereals decreased by almost a third due to a smaller quantity of purchased grain maize. The value of purchased potato increased by 8.3%. Compared to last October, a larger quantity was purchased and potato prices went up. Higher were also the values of purchased vegetables and industrial plants.

In the group arable farming the value of purchased products decreased by 1.9%. The value of purchased fruit was higher by 28.6% due to a larger quantity of purchased products. The value of purchased alcoholic beverages went up by 18.8%.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Annual growth rates of producer prices of agricultural products, Slovenia
Annual growth rates of producer prices of agricultural products, Slovenia
Value of purchased agricultural products, Slovenia
Value of purchased agricultural products, Slovenia
Growth rates of producer price indices of agricultural products (%), Slovenia
Oct 2024
Oct 2023
AGRICULTURAL GOODS OUTPUT5.3
Agricultural goods output, excl. fruits and vegetables6.7
CROP OUTPUT4.0
Crop output, excluding fruits and vegetables6.6
Cereals19.0
Industrial plants-1.7
Vegetables and horticultural products2.4
  fresh vegetables3.4
  plants and flowers-7.5
Potatoes (including seeds)-15.2
Fruits0.0
Wine4.3
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS6.7
Animals for slaughter3.1
Animal products10.6
Growth rates of value of purchased agricultural products (%), Slovenia
Oct 2024
Sep 2024 
Oct 2024
Oct 2023
TOTAL0.52.8
Arable farming-1.1-16.1
Fruit and wine growing-40.7-1.9
Livestock breeding10.011.7
Other crop products1) 143.354.1
1) Flowers, cultivated mushrooms and olive oil.
METODOLOŠKO OPOZORILO
The monthly data for the current year are provisional. With each First Release the data can be corrected and completed with new data. The monthly data get the status of final data with the publication of annual data (at the latest at the end of February of the following year).

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