In October 2024, prices of agricultural inputs increased by 0.3% over one month, despite an annual decline of 5.0%. Fertilizers increased (+1.1%), but fell over one year (-8.3%). Energy prices are rebounding (+2%), while the decline continues for animal feed (-6.4%).
In October 2024, the purchase price of inputs for agricultural activity increases by 0.3% over one month. However, prices had fallen during 2024, standing at -0.5% last September. Over one year, its decline continues (-5.0%, after -5.8% in September 2024). The prices of fertilizers and soil conditioners rose over one month (+1.1%) in October but remained down sharply over one year (-8.3%), and even more marked over two years (-44.1%). As for animal feed, a clear decline continues to take place (it was marked at 6.4% in October 2024).
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In October 2024, energy prices rebounded over one month, with an increase of 2% after the drop of 1.9% in August, but remained sharply down over one year (-15.1%). Input prices recorded an increase over one month (October 2024) for all technical-economic orientations, except for poultry, whose input prices are stable. Prices increase by 0.7% for market gardening and by 0.6% for cereals/oilseeds and horticulture. The drop in the price of inputs remains clear in livestock farming, particularly for pig farms (-5.8%).
