Agricultural input price indices, February 2025

Agricultural input prices up again

Agricultural input prices continued to grow in February. At both the monthly and annual levels, fertiliser prices increased the most.

  • 14 April 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Prices slightly higher at the monthly level …

Agricultural inputs were on average 0.6% more expensive than in the previous month. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went up by 1.0%, while the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) slightly decreased (by 0.1%).

In the first group (input 1), the highest price increases were recorded at fertilisers (by 4.3%) and the lowest at other goods and services (by 0.4%).

In the second group (input 2), the prices of materials remained the same as in the previous month, while the prices of buildings decreased by 0.3%.

… as well as the annual level

Compared to the same month of the previous year, agricultural inputs were 2.9% more expensive. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture went up by 3.2% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 2.3%.

Year-on-year, too, the prices of fertilisers increased the most (by 7.6%), followed by the prices of energy and lubricants (higher by 7.4%) and of seeds of crops (by 6.1%).

The table with the latest data (monthly base price indices) is 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).
Growth rates of agricultural input prices (%), Slovenia
Feb 2025
Jan 2025
Feb 2025
Feb 2024 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)1.03.2
Seeds and planting stock0.06.1
Energy; lubricants0.97.4
Fertilizers and soil improvers4.37.6
Plant protection products and pesticides0.00.1
Veterinary expenses0.01.2
Animal feedingstuffs0.5-1.4
Maintenance of materials1.04.2
Maintenance of buildings-0.5-1.3
Other goods and services0.43.7
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)-0.12.3
Materials0.02.4
Buildings-0.32.0
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)0.62.9
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are provisional. Final data for February 2025 are expected to be published in February 2026 in the SiStat Database.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.

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