The Agricultural Output Price Index for August 2026 was 13.0% lower than in August 2025.
The Agricultural Input Price Index for August 2026 was 7.0% higher than in August 2025.
Output prices in August 2026 decreased by 2.1% compared with July 2026, driven by falls in the prices for Cattle (-3.0%) and Pigs (-1.3%).
Input prices increased slightly by 0.6% when compared with July 2026 with Energy rising by 6.3%.
Terms of trade fell by 2.6% from July 2026 to August 2026 and by 18.7% when compared with August 2025.
| Agricultural Price Indices - August 2026 | |||
| Output | Input | Terms of Trade | |
| Base year 2020=100 | |||
| August 2025 | 165.2 | 128.3 | 128.8 |
| July 2026 | 146.7 | 136.5 | 107.5 |
| August 2026 | 143.7 | 137.2 | 104.7 |
| Monthly % Change | -2.1% | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| Annual % Change | -13.0% | 7.0% | -18.7% |
The overall monthly Agricultural Output and Input Price Indices are presented in Figure 1. Table 1 and Table 2 contain detailed indices listed from August 2025 to August 2026.
Figure 2 displays a selection of input price indices from August 2025 to August 2026.
Figure 3 shows the main components of the output price index of agricultural products from August 2025 to August 2026.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (16 October 2026) published Agricultural Price Indices August 2026. Commenting on the release, Cian O'Riordan, Statistician in the Agriculture Division, said: "The Agricultural Output Price Index for August 2026 fell by 13.0% when compared with August 2025. Prices for Milk (-17.6%), Cattle (-14.9%) and Pigs (-14.4%) were also lower compared with August 2025, while Crop Output was up (+4.1%).
Output prices in August 2026 were lower by 2.1% when compared with July 2026, driven by falls in the prices for Cattle (-3.0%) and Pigs (-1.3%).
The Agricultural Input Price Index for August 2026 was 7.0% higher than in August 2025, where prices for Motor Fuels (+25.4%) and Fertilisers (+18.6%) rose when compared with August 2025. Input prices in August 2026 saw a marginal increase when compared with July 2026 (+0.6%)."