3% increase in agricultural prices in 2025

Early estimates for 2025 suggest that the average price of agricultural goods (output) in the EU went up by 3% compared with 2024. The average price of goods and services consumed in agriculture (input) also increased, but more modestly, by less than 1%.

This rise in agricultural prices comes after a slight decline in 2024, which followed a series of increases from 2021 to 2023. 

Price changes in 2025 varied significantly across different agricultural goods. Sharp increases were registered for cattle (+26%) and eggs (+23%), and moderate increases for fruit and milk (+10% each) and poultry (+9%). By contrast, there were significant declines for olive oil (-37%) and potatoes, including seed potatoes (-22%), and smaller decreases for pigs (-6%) and cereals (-1%). 

In terms of agricultural inputs, there were moderate price increases for fertilisers and soil improvers (+5%), as well as veterinary expenses (+3%). However, prices declined for energy lubricants (-2%), seeds and planting stock and plant protection products (-1% each).

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

Source datasets: apri_pi20_ina and apri_pi20_outa

Milk prices up in 25 EU countries in 2025

Milk prices in 2025 were higher than in 2024 across all EU countries, except Greece, where they decreased by 3%. The most significant price increases were observed in Denmark (+21%), Estonia (+20%) and both Lithuania and Czechia (+17%). 

Source dataset: apri_pi20_outa