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In the 12 months to April 2025, the Agricultural Output Price Index rose by 23.5%, while the Agricultural Input Price Index fell by 1.0%.
The Agricultural Output Price Index for April 2025 was up by 2.6% in the month since March 2025, while the Input Price Index was 0.3% higher.
The most significant Output Price increases in the 12 months to April 2025 were in Cattle (+48.9%), Milk (+18.7%), and Eggs (+4.1%), while decreases were recorded in Potatoes (-9.3%) and Vegetables (-2.9%).
Over the 12 months to April 2025, increases in the Input prices were recorded for Fertilisers (+7.5%), Veterinary Expenses (+4.7%), and Plant Protection Products (+3.8%), while Motor Fuels and Feeding Stuffs decreased by 5.8% and 4.9% respectively.
Terms of Trade rose by 2.3% in April 2025 when compared with the previous month and was 24.8% higher when compared with April 2024.
| Agricultural Price Indices - April 2025 | |||
| Output | Input | Terms of Trade | |
| Base year 2020=100 | |||
| April 2024 | 138.7 | 128.6 | 107.8 |
| March 2025 | 167.0 | 127.0 | 131.6 |
| April 2025 | 171.4 | 127.3 | 134.6 |
| Monthly % Change | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Annual % Change | 23.5% | -1.0% | 24.8% |
The overall monthly Agricultural Output and Input Price Indices are presented in Figure 1. Table 1 and Table 2 contain detailed indices listed from April 2024 to April 2025.
Figure 2 displays a selection of input price indices from April 2024 to April 2025.
Figure 3 shows the main components of the output price index of agricultural products from April 2024 to April 2025.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (17 June 2025) published Agricultural Price Indices April 2025.
Commenting on the release, Sam Scriven, Senior Statistician in the Agriculture Division, said: "Agricultural prices rose in the month to April 2025 with the Agricultural Output Price Index increasing by 2.6% and the Input Price Index rising by 0.3%.
Compared with April 2024, the Output Price Index has risen by 23.5%, while the Input Price Index has fallen by 1.0%.
The Output Price Indices for Cattle (+48.9%), Milk (+18.7%), and Eggs (+4.1%) all rose over the 12 months to April 2025 while the Indices for Potatoes (-9.3%) and Vegetables (-2.9%) were both lower than in April 2024.
Within the Input Price Index, Fertilisers rose by 7.5% while Motor Fuels (-5.8%), and Feeding Stuffs (-4.9%), were lower than in April 2024."