Price Indices in Agriculture, First Quarter of 2021

The producer price index in agriculture in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 18.6% in comparison with the same quarter of 2020. The price index of crop output increased by 28.9% while the animal output decreased by 3.7%. In comparison with the previous year, the prices of agricultural output went up by 16.8%, as in crop output they increased by 24.8%, and in animal output a slight decrease of 0.6% was registered.

The index of prices of goods and services currently consumed in agriculture in the first quarter of 2021 was higher by 1.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and by 3.3% compared to 2020.