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Agricultural Price Indices July 2026

Agricultural Output Price Index up 2.3% in July 2026 when compared with June 2026

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

Key Findings

  • The Agricultural Output Price Index for July 2026 stood 12.3% lower than in July 2025.

  • The Agricultural Input Price Index for July 2026 was 6.2% higher when compared with July 2025.

  • Output prices in July 2026 rose by 2.3% compared with June 2026, driven by increases in the prices for Cattle (+4.3%) and Crop Outputs (+6.5%).

  • Input prices decreased marginally by 0.6% when compared with June 2026.

  • Terms of trade rose by 2.9% from June 2026 to July 2026 but fell by 17.5% when compared with July 2025.

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (15 September 2026) published Agricultural Price Indices July 2026. Commenting on the release, Cian O'Riordan, Statistician in the Agriculture Division, said: "The Agricultural Output Price Index for July 2026 fell by 12.3% when compared with July 2025. Milk (-21.8%) and Cattle (-9.7%) in July 2026 were lower compared with July 2025, while there were increases in the prices for Eggs (+12.6%) and Sheep (+9.2%) over the same period.

Output prices in July 2026 rose by 2.3% when compared with June 2026, driven by a rise in the prices for Crop Outputs (+6.5%) and Cattle (+4.3%).

The Agricultural Input Price Index for July 2026 was 6.2% higher than in July 2025, where prices for Fertilisers (+20.2%) and Motor Fuels (+13.5%) rose when compared with July 2025. The Input Prices index in July 2026 saw a minor decrease when compared with June 2026 (-0.6%).

Monthly Agricultural Price Indices

Agricultural Price Indices - July 2026
OutputInputTerms of Trade
 Base year 2020=100
July 2025166.5128.5129.6
June 2026142.8137.3104.0
July 2026146.0136.5107.0
Monthly % Change2.3%-0.6%2.9%
Annual % Change-12.3%6.2%-17.5%

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 2025 to July 2026. 

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 2025 to July 2026.

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 2025 to July 2026.

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

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