Agricultural input price indices, January 2025

Agricultural input prices up in the first month

In January 2025, agricultural input prices went up. At the monthly level, the prices in the group of seeds of crops increased the most and year-on-year the prices in the group of energy and lubricants.

  • 25 March 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Price increase at the monthly level …

Agricultural inputs were on average 1.5% more expensive than in the previous month. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (input 1) went up by 1.6% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (input 2) by 1.3%.

In the first group (input 1), the highest price increases were recorded at seeds of crops (by 6.1%), at fertilizers (by 5.5%) and at other goods and services (by 2.1%).

In the second group (input 2), the prices of materials increased by 1.4% and the prices of buildings by 1.0%.

… as well as year-on-year

Compared to the previous year, agricultural inputs were 2.6% more expensive. The prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture went up by 2.8% and the prices of goods and services contributing to agricultural investment by 2.3%.

The top three price increases were recorded at energy and lubricants (by 8.9%), at seeds of crops (by 6.1%) and at fertilizers (by 3.8%).

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
Jan 2025
Dec 2024
Jan 2025
Jan 2024 
Goods and services currently consumed in agriculture (Input 1)1.62.8
Seeds and planting stock6.16.1
Energy; lubricants0.88.9
Fertilizers and soil improvers5.53.8
Plant protection products and pesticides0.00.1
Veterinary expenses0.01.2
Animal feedingstuffs0.5-1.9
Maintenance of materials0.83.0
Maintenance of buildings0.70.3
Other goods and services2.13.5
Goods and services contributing to agricultural investment (Input 2)1.32.3
Materials1.42.4
Buildings1.02.1
Total (Input 1 + Input 2)1.52.6
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).

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.

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