The Agricultural Input Price Index for April 2026 increased by 2.4% in the month since March 2026 while the Output Price Index rose slightly by 0.5%.
In the 12 months to April 2026, the Agricultural Output Price Index decreased by 14.6% while the Agricultural Input Price Index rose by 8.1%.
The most significant Output Price reductions in the 12 months to April 2026 were in Milk (-23.1%), Pigs (-16.4%), and Cattle (-10.9%), while Poultry and Sheep were up by 5.6% and 4.5% respectively.
Over the 12 months to April 2026, increases in Input Prices were recorded for Motor Fuels (+43.3%), Fertilisers (+21.2%) and Veterinary Expenses (+7.1%).
Terms of Trade fell by 1.8% in April 2026 when compared with March 2026 and was 21.1% lower when compared with April 2025.
| Agricultural Price Indices - April 2026 | |||
| Output | Input | Terms of Trade | |
| Base year 2020=100 | |||
| April 2025 | 171.6 | 127.8 | 134.3 |
| March 2026 | 145.7 | 135.0 | 108.0 |
| April 2026 | 146.5 | 138.2 | 106.1 |
| Monthly % Change | 0.5% | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| Annual % Change | -14.6% | 8.1% | -21.1% |
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 2025 to April 2026.
Figure 2 displays a selection of input price indices from April 2025 to April 2026.
Figure 3 shows the main components of the output price index of agricultural products from April 2025 to April 2026.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (16 June 2026) published Agricultural Price Indices April 2026.
Commenting on the release, Cian O'Riordan, Statistician in the Agriculture Division, said: "The Agricultural Input Price Index increased by 2.4% in April 2026 when compared with March 2026. This was driven largely by an increase in the Motor Fuels Index (+5.4%) and Fertilisers (+6.2%). The Agricultural Output Price Index rose by 0.5%.
Compared with April 2025, the Output Price Index decreased by 14.6% while the Input Price Index rose by 8.1%. The most significant changes in the output price indices in the 12 months to April 2026 were in Milk (-23.1%) and Pigs (-16.4%), while the largest changes in input price indices were in Motor Fuels (+43.3%) and Fertilisers (+21.2%)."