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Informations rapidesIn March 2021, agricultural producer prices rose by 3.7% year on year Indices of agricultural prices - March 2021

In March 2021, agricultural producer prices increased by 3.7% year on year. Excluding fruit and vegetables, they were almost stable (–0.1%) over one month and rose by 3.5% year on year.

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In March 2021, agricultural producer prices increased by 3.7% year on year. Excluding fruit and vegetables, they were almost stable (–0.1%) over one month and rose by 3.5% year on year.

Fall in cereal prices over one month

In March 2021, cereal prices fell by –1.5% (after +1.5% in February), in the wake of the evolution of soft wheat prices (–2.3% after +0.5%) which were affected by weak demand and favourable global crop prospects. Maize prices also fell (–1.2% after +4.5%), mainly due to an upward revision of world stocks. However, cereal prices soared year on year (+25.0% after +24.5%).

Oilseed prices sped up (+9.1% after +5.1%). Rapeseed prices (+10.9% after +5.7%) and soybean prices (+3.7% after +0.2%) have accelerated due in particular to the strength of world demand for vegetable oil. Year on year, oilseed prices gained further momentum (+46.6% after +26.2% and +15.4%).

Producer prices of cereals

Producer prices of cereals
Producer prices of cereals
2014-01 108.3
2014-02 108.1
2014-03 114.6
2014-04 114.9
2014-05 107.6
2014-06 104.1
2014-07 102.7
2014-08 98.9
2014-09 90.3
2014-10 95.1
2014-11 102.1
2014-12 108.0
2015-01 108.1
2015-02 102.6
2015-03 102.5
2015-04 100.6
2015-05 92.9
2015-06 98.5
2015-07 109.0
2015-08 97.8
2015-09 92.7
2015-10 98.2
2015-11 100.1
2015-12 97.0
2016-01 89.6
2016-02 85.3
2016-03 83.6
2016-04 84.7
2016-05 86.8
2016-06 91.1
2016-07 94.8
2016-08 95.5
2016-09 92.7
2016-10 94.7
2016-11 96.8
2016-12 96.1
2017-01 98.6
2017-02 99.3
2017-03 96.8
2017-04 94.1
2017-05 93.1
2017-06 95.7
2017-07 96.7
2017-08 92.7
2017-09 92.5
2017-10 92.5
2017-11 92.4
2017-12 91.3
2018-01 90.5
2018-02 91.7
2018-03 93.5
2018-04 93.9
2018-05 97.3
2018-06 100.9
2018-07 109.1
2018-08 120.6
2018-09 114.7
2018-10 114.0
2018-11 114.1
2018-12 115.2
2019-01 114.3
2019-02 107.6
2019-03 103.1
2019-04 103.4
2019-05 100.8
2019-06 101.9
2019-07 99.7
2019-08 96.7
2019-09 95.1
2019-10 99.9
2019-11 101.0
2019-12 102.5
2020-01 106.5
2020-02 105.3
2020-03 103.0
2020-04 106.3
2020-05 105.2
2020-06 102.3
2020-07 105.5
2020-08 104.3
2020-09 107.6
2020-10 114.8
2020-11 120.3
2020-12 119.3
2021-01 129.3
2021-02 131.0
2021-03 128.8

Producer prices of cereals

  • Source: INSEE.

Acceleration of fresh fruit prices and slowdown of fresh vegetable prices year on year

Year on year, fresh fruit prices rose again sharply in March 2021 (+17.9% after +14.2%). Strawberry prices were particularly dynamic (+44.8% year on year). Kiwi prices (+22.8% after +20.9%) and apple prices (+14.8% after +15.7%) still rose strongly. Fresh vegetable prices slowed down remarkably year on year (+0.4% after +16.2%), with very different trends depending on the product. Leek prices (+53.6% after +82.4%) and onion prices (+11.1% after +18.8%) rose still significantly, while tomato prices (–7.2% after +1.6%), salad prices (–9.1% after –3.0%) and endive prices (–38.7% after +0.3%) fell meaningfully year on year.

Producer prices of fresh vegetables

Producer prices of fresh vegetables
Monthly agricultural producer price indices (IPPAP) - Fresh vegetables
2016-01 96.3
2016-02 94.2
2016-03 128.4
2016-04 114.9
2016-05 101.0
2016-06 102.3
2016-07 116.7
2016-08 101.6
2016-09 97.2
2016-10 110.1
2016-11 119.0
2016-12 113.3
2017-01 132.4
2017-02 133.5
2017-03 107.4
2017-04 111.2
2017-05 97.9
2017-06 102.8
2017-07 85.8
2017-08 94.1
2017-09 100.9
2017-10 97.9
2017-11 98.4
2017-12 97.6
2018-01 101.6
2018-02 102.8
2018-03 117.6
2018-04 109.5
2018-05 103.5
2018-06 102.4
2018-07 97.4
2018-08 103.6
2018-09 119.9
2018-10 112.8
2018-11 132.5
2018-12 138.0
2019-01 147.5
2019-02 132.7
2019-03 121.9
2019-04 117.7
2019-05 99.8
2019-06 124.2
2019-07 117.6
2019-08 108.1
2019-09 113.8
2019-10 103.9
2019-11 132.2
2019-12 131.2
2020-01 136.7
2020-02 118.2
2020-03 147.6
2020-04 176.3
2020-05 118.9
2020-06 117.8
2020-07 106.4
2020-08 118.8
2020-09 117.7
2020-10 128.4
2020-11 133.4
2020-12 113.6
2021-01 135.7
2021-02 137.4
2021-03 148.2

Producer prices of fresh vegetables

  • Source: SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Animal prices sped up slightly over one month

Animal prices accelerated slightly in March 2021 (+1.1% over one month after +0.3%). Pig prices recovered (+1.0% after –0.3%), while large cattle prices increased by 1.3% (after +0.1%). Year on year, animal prices fell again, but more moderately (–0.8% after –2.3% in February and –3.6% in January), driven downwards by pig prices (–14.9% after –16.6% and –19.6%), while large cattle prices sped up (+3.6% year on year after +1.9%).

Producer prices of pigs and large cattle

Producer prices of pigs and large cattle
Large cattle Pigs
2014-01 104.6 116.8
2014-02 104.4 109.2
2014-03 103.8 107.2
2014-04 103.8 119.1
2014-05 103.1 118.8
2014-06 101.4 113.6
2014-07 100.5 111.0
2014-08 100.2 106.0
2014-09 99.9 97.9
2014-10 98.4 96.6
2014-11 96.9 99.8
2014-12 98.1 98.7
2015-01 98.3 98.0
2015-02 98.1 98.3
2015-03 98.5 101.3
2015-04 98.6 99.8
2015-05 99.1 100.4
2015-06 100.3 99.7
2015-07 102.1 100.0
2015-08 102.3 103.2
2015-09 102.3 101.9
2015-10 101.7 102.8
2015-11 100.1 99.2
2015-12 98.4 94.7
2016-01 97.6 97.0
2016-02 96.8 96.1
2016-03 96.6 92.9
2016-04 95.3 90.2
2016-05 94.1 96.6
2016-06 93.8 102.5
2016-07 93.3 106.2
2016-08 92.6 106.3
2016-09 91.9 110.5
2016-10 93.0 111.9
2016-11 94.8 111.1
2016-12 96.6 113.9
2017-01 96.7 115.9
2017-02 97.2 117.2
2017-03 97.3 116.5
2017-04 98.5 119.3
2017-05 98.7 117.5
2017-06 98.9 111.7
2017-07 97.6 108.7
2017-08 97.9 105.1
2017-09 99.6 99.4
2017-10 100.7 99.9
2017-11 100.4 102.3
2017-12 99.9 103.0
2018-01 96.8 98.7
2018-02 96.5 100.0
2018-03 97.9 100.4
2018-04 97.8 96.7
2018-05 98.8 95.3
2018-06 98.9 93.5
2018-07 100.1 92.5
2018-08 99.8 92.9
2018-09 99.7 95.5
2018-10 98.5 96.9
2018-11 96.3 99.3
2018-12 96.5 100.9
2019-01 98.5 101.7
2019-02 99.1 101.0
2019-03 98.7 101.6
2019-04 98.9 109.4
2019-05 98.8 115.4
2019-06 98.5 117.3
2019-07 97.2 118.9
2019-08 97.0 120.2
2019-09 97.2 125.8
2019-10 96.4 131.8
2019-11 96.7 133.2
2019-12 96.9 136.4
2020-01 96.6 129.3
2020-02 96.3 124.2
2020-03 95.9 122.9
2020-04 94.4 118.2
2020-05 95.5 110.8
2020-06 97.3 105.6
2020-07 97.4 104.6
2020-08 97.3 103.0
2020-09 97.3 105.2
2020-10 98.0 108.6
2020-11 98.2 105.4
2020-12 98.0 101.5
2021-01 98.0 103.9
2021-02 98.1 103.6
2021-03 99.4 104.6

Producer prices of pigs and large cattle

  • Source: INSEE.

Slowdown of egg and milk prices year on year

In March 2021, egg prices slowed down over one month (+9.5% after +27.5%), in a context of limited supply and sustained European demand. The fall in egg prices remained significant year on year (–16.2% after –18.7%). The price of cow milk increased over one month (+0.7% after +0.5%) and fell very slightly year on year (–0.2% after –1.2%).

Index of producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP)

Seasonnaly adjusted - base and reference 100 in 2015
Index of producer prices of agricultural products (IPPAP) (Seasonnaly adjusted - base and reference 100 in 2015)
Variation as % over
Weights March 2021 a month 3 months a year
Agricultural goods output 1000 113.2 /// /// 3.7
excluding fruits and vegetables 906 111.9 -0.1 3.6 3.5
Crop output (excluding fruits and vegetables) 489 118.0 -1.1 4.4 7.5
Cereals 152 129.2 -1.5 8.5 25.0
of which soft wheat 90 130.4 -2.3 7.4 21.8
grain maize 27 139.5 -1.2 13.3 34.3
Potatoes 29 190.4 /// /// -2.1
Wines 200 100.8 -2.6 1.1 -7.4
PDO wines 112 99.3 -4.3 2.3 -11.4
other wines 25 93.7 -2.2 -1.5 -8.1
Oleaginous 40 140.0 9.1 22.1 46.6
Horticultural products 35 103.7 -2.2 -4.3 0.2
Other crop products 33 98.4 0.0 0.7 1.7
Fruit and vegetables (1) 94 128.7 /// /// 5.2
Fresh vegetables 45 148.2 /// /// 0.4
Fresh fruit 32 134.6 /// /// 17.9
Animal output 417 104.7 1.3 2.6 -1.2
Animals 255 101.7 1.1 1.9 -0.8
of which large cattle 112 99.4 1.3 1.4 3.6
calves 20 95.8 1.2 1.5 -0.8
pigs 49 104.6 1.0 3.1 -14.9
sheep 14 113.6 -1.2 3.5 9.4
poultry 57 102.2 1.2 1.6 2.9
of which chicken 39 101.8 1.1 1.6 2.7
Milk 146 110.2 0.7 0.6 -0.1
of which cow milk 135 110.6 0.7 0.6 -0.2
Eggs 16 102.6 9.5 49.1 -16.2
  • /// Absence of meaning due to the nature of these series
  • (1) Including vegetables for industry.
  • Sources : Insee, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Further large rise in input purchase prices over one month

In March 2021, the purchase prices of intermediate consumption decelerated (+1.2% after +2.0% in February) due to the slowdown of the fertilizers and soil improver prices (+3.4% after +5.4%), energy prices (+2.3% after +5.7%) and animal feed prices (+1.0% after +2.2%). Conversely, plant protection product prices were again dynamic (+1.1% after +0.2%). Year on year, intermediate consumption prices sped up again sharply in March (+5.7% after +3.2% and +0.7%).

Prices of investment goods and services rose slightly over one month (+0.2% after +0.1%) and more markedly year on year (+2.3% after +1.7%).

Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production

Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production
Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production
2014-01 102.9
2014-02 103.0
2014-03 103.1
2014-04 103.3
2014-05 103.3
2014-06 103.1
2014-07 102.5
2014-08 102.1
2014-09 101.6
2014-10 101.0
2014-11 100.4
2014-12 99.5
2015-01 99.1
2015-02 100.5
2015-03 100.7
2015-04 101.1
2015-05 101.3
2015-06 100.6
2015-07 100.2
2015-08 99.7
2015-09 99.6
2015-10 99.5
2015-11 99.3
2015-12 98.3
2016-01 97.8
2016-02 97.5
2016-03 97.6
2016-04 97.4
2016-05 97.9
2016-06 97.8
2016-07 97.3
2016-08 96.9
2016-09 97.0
2016-10 97.4
2016-11 97.2
2016-12 98.3
2017-01 98.6
2017-02 99.0
2017-03 98.9
2017-04 99.1
2017-05 98.7
2017-06 98.1
2017-07 97.9
2017-08 98.0
2017-09 98.4
2017-10 98.9
2017-11 99.2
2017-12 99.3
2018-01 100.1
2018-02 100.1
2018-03 100.4
2018-04 101.1
2018-05 102.0
2018-06 101.9
2018-07 102.2
2018-08 102.7
2018-09 103.6
2018-10 104.6
2018-11 104.5
2018-12 103.8
2019-01 103.6
2019-02 104.1
2019-03 104.4
2019-04 104.6
2019-05 104.4
2019-06 103.8
2019-07 103.7
2019-08 103.3
2019-09 103.7
2019-10 103.6
2019-11 103.3
2019-12 103.5
2020-01 103.6
2020-02 103.4
2020-03 102.3
2020-04 101.7
2020-05 101.7
2020-06 101.8
2020-07 101.8
2020-08 101.8
2020-09 101.6
2020-10 102.1
2020-11 102.6
2020-12 103.1
2021-01 104.6
2021-02 106.3
2021-03 107.3

Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production

  • Sources: INSEE, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture).

Indices of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production (IPAMPA)

Raw data - base and reference 100 in 2015
Indices of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production (IPAMPA) (Raw data - base and reference 100 in 2015)
Variation as % over
Weights March 2021 a month 3 months a year
Total input 1000 107.3 0.9 4.1 4.9
Intermediate consumptions 760 105.9 1.2 5.1 5.7
Energy (1) 93 114.1 2.3 13.1 13.1
Seeds 56 96.7 0.2 -0.1 -1.1
Fertilisers and soil improvers 107 97.5 3.4 12.6 8.2
Plant protection products 84 92.5 1.1 1.4 -0.4
Animal feed 214 109.6 1.0 5.1 8.8
Veterinary expenses 37 114.4 0.1 0.8 2.7
Small equipment and tools 11 102.6 1.0 3.1 2.2
Maintenance of materials 88 113.9 0.4 1.2 3.4
Maintenance of buildings 9 110.5 0.0 0.5 2.1
Other goods and services 61 105.2 0.0 0.1 0.8
Goods and services contributing to investment 240 111.7 0.2 1.5 2.3
Material 168 111.5 0.4 1.0 1.6
Tractors 71 115.8 0.3 1.6 1.8
Machinery and equipment for cultivation 33 110.0 0.4 0.5 2.4
Machinery and equipment for harvesting 38 108.9 0.3 1.0 1.5
Utility vehicles 16 104.9 0.3 -0.2 2.0
Buildings 72 112.3 0.0 2.8 3.8
  • (1) The repayment of the domestic tax on energy product (TICPE) benefiting farmers has been applied in advance for the year 2021.
  • Sources : Insee, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Revision

In February 2021, the year-on-year percentage change of Agricultural price indices was unchanged at +4.3%. The year-on-year percentage change of the input purchase prices in February 2020 has been revised upwards by 0.3 percentage points to +2.8%.

More about French agricultural price indices

The index of producer prices for agricultural products (IPPAP) measures the change in product prices when the products are put on the market for the first time. It is published in base and reference 100 in 2015. The weight-coefficients of fresh fruit and vegetables change every month so that they reflect their seasonal pattern. As a result their variations can be interpreted only year on year. If needed, indices are seasonally adjusted.

The index of the purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production (IPAMPA) reflects the price evolution of goods and services used in the agricultural process. It is not seasonaly adjusted.

The methodology of IPPAP is available on the Insee web site: https://www.insee.fr/en/metadonnees/source/indicateur/p1657/description

and IPAMPA: https://www.insee.fr/en/metadonnees/source/indicateur/p1652/description

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