EU agricultural output prices up 5.6%

In the second quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 5.6% compared with the second quarter of 2024. This confirmed the upward rise in prices after a period of decline.

The average price of goods and services used in agriculture and not related to investment - such as energy, fertilisers or feeding stuffs - rose slightly (0.4%) between the second quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2025.

This information comes from data on agricultural price indices published by Eurostat today.

Source datasets: apri_pi20_outq and apri_pi20_inq

When comparing output prices for the second quarter of 2025 with the same quarter of 2024, there were sharp price rises for key agricultural products such as eggs (+27.8%), fruit (+21.1%) and milk (+13.3%). By contrast, there were sharp rates of decline for olive oil (-39.9%) and potatoes (-29.1%).

Among inputs not related to investment, the sharpest rates of increase were for fertilisers and soil improvers (+5.6%) and veterinary expenses (+3.3%). By contrast, the sharpest rate of decline was for energy and lubricants (-5.8%), within which the price of motor fuel declined (-10.8%).

Prices increased in most EU countries

Agricultural output prices in the second quarter of 2025 were higher than the same quarter of 2024 in every EU country, with the exception of Greece. The highest rates of change were in Latvia (+21.8%), Ireland (+21.1%) and Luxembourg (+18.4%). By comparison, there was a slight decline of 0.1% in Greece during this period.

Source datasets: apri_pi20_outq and apri_pi20_inq

Regarding inputs not related to investment, 17 EU countries reported increases in prices in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter of 2024. The sharpest rates of increase were recorded in the Netherlands (+6.1%), Hungary (+5.6%) and Austria (+2.9%).

Among those countries with lower prices, the steepest rates of decline were in Cyprus, Bulgaria (both -3.4%) and Romania (-3.1%).