Agricultural input price index up by 34.8% in the year from March 2021
Agricultural output price index up by 21.8% in the same period
The annual terms of trade was down 9.7% compared to March 2021
Input price increases can also be seen in energy prices which rose by 54.9% and in feed prices which are up 22.6% in the year.
On a monthly basis, the agricultural input price index was also up almost 7% in the same time period
The agricultural output price index was up by almost 5% when compared with February 2022
The monthly terms of trade was down almost 2% in the month of March 2022
Agricultural Price Indices - March 2022 | |||
Output | Input | Terms of Trade | |
Base year 2015=100 | |||
March 2021 | 111.1 | 106.4 | 104.4 |
February 2022 | 129.2 | 134.5 | 96.0 |
March 2022 | 135.3 | 143.5 | 94.3 |
Monthly % Change | 4.7% | 6.7% | -1.8% |
Annual % Change | 21.8% | 34.8% | -9.7% |
Total outputs | Total inputs | |
Jan 2019 | 104.101 | 105.654 |
Feb 2019 | 104.274 | 105.649 |
Mar 2019 | 103.945 | 105.929 |
Apr 2019 | 104.302 | 106.033 |
May 2019 | 107.743 | 105.774 |
Jun 2019 | 107.416 | 105.489 |
Jul 2019 | 102.366 | 105.173 |
Aug 2019 | 97.619 | 104.931 |
Sep 2019 | 99.458 | 104.454 |
Oct 2019 | 100.807 | 104.264 |
Nov 2019 | 101.401 | 103.66 |
Dec 2019 | 103.969 | 103.481 |
Jan 2020 | 105.565 | 104.307 |
Feb 2020 | 106.971 | 102.954 |
Mar 2020 | 103.906 | 102.481 |
Apr 2020 | 100.15 | 101.965 |
May 2020 | 102.35 | 101.575 |
Jun 2020 | 102.853 | 101.768 |
Jul 2020 | 104.228 | 101.815 |
Aug 2020 | 103.694 | 101.728 |
Sep 2020 | 105.292 | 101.44 |
Oct 2020 | 105.112 | 101.709 |
Nov 2020 | 104.791 | 102.156 |
Dec 2020 | 105.91 | 102.424 |
Jan 2021 | 106.502 | 103.407 |
Feb 2021 | 108.461 | 104.843 |
Mar 2021 | 111.102 | 106.397 |
Apr 2021 | 113.791 | 107.715 |
May 2021 | 116.124 | 109.121 |
Jun 2021 | 116.499 | 110.247 |
Jul 2021 | 115.991 | 111.187 |
Aug 2021 | 116.471 | 111.983 |
Sep 2021 | 119.413 | 113.561 |
Oct 2021 | 119.95 | 117.724 |
Nov 2021 | 119.869 | 119.43 |
Dec 2021 | 124.599 | 123.849 |
Jan 2022 | 125.615 | 130.686 |
Feb 2022 | 129.16 | 134.483 |
Mar 2022 | 135.291 | 143.469 |
Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (11 May 2022) released Agricultural Price Indices March 2022.
Commenting on the release, Anthony Dawson, Statistician, said: "Today's release details price indices for March 2022. The most significant change is in the price of fertilisers where the price index is up 11.7% in the month from February 2022 and has increased by 149% in the year from March 2021. This trend of input price increases is also seen in energy and feed prices which are up 54.9% and 22.6% respectively in the year.
Increases can also been seen in the output price sub-indices where the monthly price of milk has risen by 6.1% in the month from February 2022 and is up more than 32% in the year while cattle prices are up more than 22% annually.
More generally, the monthly agricultural output price indices is up 4.7% and input price indices is up by 6.7% in the month from February 2022 to March 2022. A more detailed look at the monthly output sub-indices shows increases in milk prices (+6.1%), while the monthly input sub-indices saw a growth in energy prices (+21.8%) and feed prices (+3.1%). As a result, the terms of trade for March 2022 was down by 1.8%.
Annually, the agricultural output prices index is up 21.8% while the input price index is up 34.8%. The resulting annual change in the terms of trade was down 9.7%."