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Input Price Sources Base 2020

	Base Year 2020 = 100 Categories	Base Year 2015 = 100 Categories
Description of price series categories and sources used in compiling the Agricultural Input Price Indices to Base Year 2020 = 100 and Base Year 2015 = 100
Seeds	Average price of certified seed of: Spring Barley seed Spring Wheat seed Spring Oats seed Potato seed Vegetable seed Grass seed Mushroom spawn Winter Barley seed Winter Wheat seed Winter Oats seed Source: Merchants, Co-operatives, Teagasc and DAFM	Average price of certified seed of: Spring Barley seed Spring Wheat seed Spring Oats seed Potato seed Vegetable seed Grass seed Mushroom spawn Winter Barley seed Winter Wheat seed Winter Oats seed Source: Merchants, Co-operatives, Teagasc and DAFM
Energy	Electricity Motor Fuel Lubricants Source: CSO - Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Electricity Motor Fuel Lubricants Source: CSO - Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Fertilisers	Average price per tonne of: Straight Fertilisers: Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 27% Urea 46% Superphosphate 16% Muriate of Potash 50% Sulphate of Potash 42% Sulphate of Ammonia 21% Ammonia Sulphate Nitrate 26% Compound Fertilisers: (N = Nitrogen, P=Phosphorous and K=Potassium) PK Fertilisers: 0-10-20 0-7-30 NPK Fertilisers: 7-6-17 8-5-18 10-10-20 10-5-25 10-7-23 10-7-25 12-8-20 13-6-20 14-7-14 15-3-20 18-6-12 20-4-10 21-2.2-10 24-2.2-4.5 24-2.5-10 27-2.5-5 NK Fertilisers: 19-0-15 NP Fertilisers: 25-4-0 Other Fertilisers: Ground Lime Source: Merchants, Co-operatives and Quarries	Average price per tonne of: Straight Fertilisers: Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 27% Urea 46% Superphosphate 16% Muriate of Potash 50% Sulphate of Potash 42% Sulphate of Ammonia 21% Ammonia Sulphate Nitrate 26% Compound Fertilisers: (N=Nitrogen, P=Phosphorous and K=Potassium) PK Fertilisers: 0-10-20 0-7-30 NPK Fertilisers: 7-6-17 8-5-18 10-10-20 10-5-25 13-6-20 14-7-14 15-3-20 18-6-12 20-4-10 21-2.2-10 24-2.2-4.5 24-2.5-10 27-2.5-5 NK Fertilisers: 19-0-15 NP Fertilisers: 25-4-0 Other fertilisers: Ground Lime Source: Merchants, Co-operatives and Quarries
Plant Protection Products	Average price of selected: Fungicides Insecticides Herbicides Other Plant Protection Products Source: Merchants and Co-operatives	Average price of selected: Fungicides Insecticides Herbicides Other Plant Protection Products Source: Merchants and Co-operatives
Veterinary Expenses	Average fees charged for: Treatment of various livestock illnesses including calving and lambing Bovine Tuberculosis testing Average price of selected veterinary medicines Source: Veterinary Surgeons and Suppliers	Average fees charged for: Treatment of various livestock illnesses including calving and lambing Bovine Tuberculosis testing Average price of selected veterinary medicines Source: Veterinary Surgeons and Suppliers
Feeding Stuffs	Average price per tonne of: Straight Feeding Stuffs: Rolled Barley Barley Meal Maize Meal Maize Flaked Crushed Oats Soya Bean Meal Milk Replacer Whole Wheat Molasses Compound Feeding Stuffs: Calves: Calf nuts/cubes Cattle excluding calves: Dairy nuts/cubes Dairy meal Cattle fattening nuts/cubes Cattle fattening meal Pigs: Pig fattening meal Weaner/Grower Sow breeder Poultry: Layers mash Broiler starter Broiler finisher Other: Ewe feed coarse Ewe feed pellets/nuts Lamb feed Source: Merchants and Co-operatives	Average price per tonne of: Straight Feeding Stuffs: Rolled Barley Barley Meal Maize Meal Maize Flaked Crushed Oats Soya Bean Meal Milk Replacer Whole Wheat Molasses Compound Feeding Stuffs: Calves: Calf nuts/cubes Cattle excluding calves: Dairy nuts/cubes Dairy meal Cattle fattening nuts/cubes Cattle fattening meal Pigs: Pig fattening meal Weaner/Grower Sow breeder Poultry: Layers mash Broiler starter Broiler finisher Other: Ewe feed coarse Ewe feed pellets/nuts Lamb feed Source: Merchants and Co-operatives
Maintenance of Materials and Maintenance of Buildings	Motor car parts Standard maintenance Repairs and decorations Electrical repair charges Agricultural wage data Source: CSO - Consumer Price Index (CPI), Earnings Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS)	Motor car parts Standard maintenance Repairs and decorations Electrical repair charges Agricultural wage data Source: CSO - Consumer Price Index (CPI), Earnings Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS)
Other Goods and Services	Postal and telecommunications fees Other overheads Insurance Artificial insemination fees Source: CSO - CPI and WPI, Teagasc, DAFM and AI Stations	Postal and telecommunations fees Other overheads Insurance Artificial insemination fees Source: CSO - CPI and WPI, Teagasc, DAFM and AI Stations