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Agricultural Price Indices July 2025

Agricultural Output Price Index up 17.2% in the 12 months to July 2025

Online ISSN: 2009-5163
CSO statistical release, , 11am

Key Findings

  • In the 12 months to July 2025, the Agricultural Output Price Index increased by 17.2% while the Agricultural Input Price Index rose by 2.0%.

  • The Agricultural Output Price Index for July 2025 fell by 1.2% in the month since June 2025. The Input Price Index rose by 0.6% in the month to July.

  • The most significant Output Price increases in the 12 months to July 2025 were in Cattle (+49.6%), Sheep (12.4%), and Milk (+6.2%).

  • Over the 12 months to July 2025, increases in Input prices were recorded for Fertilisers (+12.5%), Veterinary Expenses (+4.7%), and Electricity (+2.4%) while Motor Fuels fell by 3.6%. 

  • Terms of Trade fell by 1.8% in July 2025 when compared with the previous month and was 14.9% higher when compared with July 2024.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (15 September 2025) published Agricultural Price Indices July 2025.

Commenting on the release, Sam Scriven, Senior Statistician in the Agriculture Division, said: "In July 2025, the Agricultural Output Price Index fell by 1.2% compared with the previous month while the Agricultural Input Price Index rose by 0.6%.

Compared with July 2024, the Output Price Index has increased by 17.2% while the Input Price Index has risen by 2.0%.

Compared with a year ago, the most substantial increases within the Output Price Index were seen in Cattle (+49.6%), Sheep (+12.4%), and Milk (+6.2%), while within the Input Price Index, Fertilisers (+12.5%), Veterinary Expenses (+4.7%), and Electricity (+2.4%) were higher than in July 2024."

Monthly Agricultural Price Indices

Agricultural Price Indices - July 2025
 OutputInputTerms of Trade
 Base year 2020=100
July 2024142.0125.1113.5
June 2025168.5126.9132.8
July 2025166.5127.7130.4
Monthly % Change-1.2%0.6%-1.8%
Annual % Change17.2%2.0%14.9%

The overall monthly Agricultural Output and Input Price Indices are presented in Figure 1. Table 1 and Table 2 contain detailed indices listed from July 2024 to July 2025. 

Figure 1 - Agricultural Input and Output Price Indices (Base 2020=100)
Table 1 Agricultural Output Price Index (excluding VAT)

Table 2 Agricultural Input Price Index (excluding VAT)

Input Indicators

Figure 2 displays a selection of input price indices from July 2024 to July 2025.

Figure 2 - Agricultural Input Price Index (Base 2020=100)

Output Indicators

Figure 3 shows the main components of the output price index of agricultural products from July 2024 to July 2025.

Figure 3 - Agricultural Output Price Index (Base 2020=100)

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