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Price of cereals increases by 14%
Agricultural producer prices increased by 5.8% in December 2018 compared to the corresponding period of 2017, which resulted from a rise of 10.2% in the price of crop products and a decrease of 1.5% in the price of live animals and animal products. In January–December 2018, agricultural producer prices were 2.7% and agricultural input prices 4.8% higher than a year earlier.
In December 2018 compared to December 2017:
Cereals prices were up by 14%, within which the price of wheat by 23% and that of maize by 6.3%.
The price of fruits lessened by 15%, within which apples prices considerably, by 27%.
Potatoes prices rose by 44%, the price of vegetables by 30% and that of tomatoes by 22%, onions prices almost doubled.
The price of live animals was unchanged in total, within which pigs prices became 1.2% lower and the price of poultry 1.3% higher.
Year 2018 compared to year 2017:
Agricultural producer prices increased by 2.7%, within which the price of crop products rose by 5.8%, while that of live animals and animal products lessened by 2.2%.
The price of vegetables became 16% higher and that of fruits 14% lower.
Potatoes prices went up by 17%.
The price of pigs for slaughter fell by 10%.
Milk became 0.7% and eggs 2.4% more expensive.
The input prices of agricultural production were 4.8% higher, which was due to a 4.6% rise in the price level of intermediate consumption and a 5.7% increase in the price level of agricultural investments.
Animal feedingstuffs prices were up by 5.7%, within which the price of straight feedingstuffs by 7.1% and that of compound feedingstuffs by 4.8%.
Fertilisers prices rose by 3.7% annually, which resulted from a 2.9% increase in straight fertilisers prices and a 5.1% rise in compound fertilisers prices. In the 4th quarter, fertilisers prices increased by more than 14% compared to the 3rd quarter but were even so below the 2015 price level.
Plant protection products became 1.3% and veterinary medicinal products 1.4% more expensive.
Energy and lubricants prices became 7.4%, within which the price of motor fuels 10.7% higher.
Within the price of agricultural investments, the price of investments in buildings rose by 9.4% and that of investments in machinery and equipment by 3.7%.
The value of the terms of trade (the agricultural producer price index divided by the agricultural input price index) was 98.0%.