By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - The average price of agricultural output in the EU increased by 5.6% in the second quarter of 2025, versus the same quarter last year, Eurostat announced on Tuesday.
"The average price of goods and services used in agriculture and not related to investment - such as energy, fertilizers or feeding stuffs - rose slightly (0.4%) between the second quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2025," the 27-member bloc's statistical authority stated.
There were sharp annual price rises for key agricultural products in the second quarter, such as eggs with 27.8%, fruit with 21.1%, and milk with 13.3%.
By contrast, there were sharp rates of decline for olive oil (minus 39.9%) and potatoes (minus 29.1%).
Among inputs, the sharpest rates of increase were for fertilizers and soil improvers (5.6%) and veterinary expenses (3.3%).
Meanwhile, the sharpest rate of decline was for energy and lubricants (minus 5.8%), within which the price of motor fuel declined (minus 10.8%).