Agricultural producer prices up by 0.6%
Agricultural producer prices were up by 0.6% in May 2018 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, which was made up of an increase of 4.6% in the price of crop products and a decrease of 6.4% in the price of live animals and animal products.
In May 2018 compared to May 2017:
Cereals prices were up by 10%.
The prices of fruits and vegetables became 7.9% higher.
Potatoes prices were 3.7% lower. The price of stored potatoes decreased by 16%, while that of young potatoes went up by 68%.
The price of live animals was cut by 9.1% and that of animal products by 0.6%.
The price of pigs for slaughter came down by 20%.
Milk prices were 0.7% lower and eggs prices 2.2% higher.
In January–May 2018 compared to the same period of the previous year:
Agricultural producer prices increased by 0.9%, within which the price of crop products rose by 1.9% and that of live animals and animal products was lowered by 0.9%.
The price of pigs for slaughter went down by 11%.