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Informations rapidesIn April 2021, agricultural producer prices rose by 3.4% year on year Indices of agricultural prices - April 2021

In April 2021, agricultural producer prices went up by 3.4% year on year. Excluding fruit and vegetables, they rose by 0.4% (after –0.2%) over one month and by 4.9% year on year.

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In April 2021, agricultural producer prices went up by 3.4% year on year. Excluding fruit and vegetables, they rose by 0.4% (after –0.2%) over one month and by 4.9% year on year.

Further fall in cereal prices over one month

In April 2021, cereal prices fell (–1.5% as in March), in the wake of the evolution of soft wheat prices (–2.1% after –2.3%). Maize prices rebounded (+2.0% after –1.2%), mainly due to concerns about future world harvests. Year on year, cereal prices slowed down (+19.5% after +25.0%).

Oilseed prices went down (–5.8% after +9.1%) despite the concerns generated by the impact of the recent frost on French production. This was particularly the case for sunflower prices (–19.1% after +3.9%) and, to a lesser extent, rapeseed prices (–2.8% after +10.9%) in connection with an upward revision of world stocks. Soybean prices slowed down (+1.2% after +3.7%). However, oilseed prices were still up sharply year on year (+38.4% after +46.6%).

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
2021-04 127.1

Producer prices of cereals

  • Source: INSEE.

Slowdown of fresh fruit prices and fall of fresh vegetable prices year on year

Year on year, fresh fruit prices slowed down in April 2021 (+12.7% after +17.9%): they still rose for apples (+14.2% after +14.8%) and strawberries (+10.1% after +44.8%). Fresh vegetable prices fell sharply year on year (–18.8% after +0.4%), due to lower prices for endives (–47.7% after –38.7%), tomatoes (–35.7% after –7.2%) and cucumbers (–25.3% after –6.9%). The decrease was more subdued for salad prices (–5.5% after –9.1%) and cauliflower prices (–3.6% after +4.2%).

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
2021-04 143.1

Producer prices of fresh vegetables

  • Source: SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Animal prices sped up over one month

Animal prices accelerated in April 2021 (+2.1% over one month after +1.1%). Pig prices sped up (+5.5% after +1.0%) in a context of reduced supply with high production costs and strong Chinese demand. Large cattle prices slowed down (+0.7% after +1.3%). Year on year, animal prices recovered (+3.4% after –0.8%). Large cattle prices stepped up (+6.0% after +3.6%), while pigs prices decreased more moderately in April than in the two preceeding months (–6.6% after –14.9% and –16.6%).

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
2021-04 100.1 110.4

Producer prices of pigs and large cattle

  • Source: INSEE.

Large fall in egg prices and recovery of milk prices year on year

In April 2021, egg prices slowed down again (+3.1% after +9.4% and +25.3%). Their decrease continued year on year (–17.6% after –15.8%). The price of cow milk sped up over one month (+2.5% after +0.7%) and recovered year on year (+2.6% after –0.2%).

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 April 2021 a month 3 months a year
Agricultural goods output 1000 113.7 /// /// 3.4
excluding fruits and vegetables 906 112.2 0.4 1.8 4.9
Crop output (excluding fruits and vegetables) 489 116.6 -0.9 -0.3 7.2
Cereals 152 127.3 -1.5 -1.5 19.5
of which soft wheat 90 127.7 -2.1 -3.8 13.0
grain maize 27 142.3 2.0 5.3 40.1
Potatoes 29 188.2 /// /// -6.1
Wines 200 100.3 0.3 0.3 -3.1
PDO wines 112 100.0 0.7 0.4 -2.5
other wines 25 93.0 -0.7 0.9 -7.9
Oleaginous 40 131.9 -5.8 8.0 38.4
Horticultural products 35 105.7 1.9 -2.4 2.2
Other crop products 33 98.3 -0.1 0.3 1.8
Fruit and vegetables (1) 94 129.7 /// /// -8.8
Fresh vegetables 45 143.1 /// /// -18.8
Fresh fruit 32 136.4 /// /// 12.7
Animal output 417 107.1 2.3 4.7 2.1
Animals 255 103.8 2.1 3.5 3.4
of which large cattle 112 100.1 0.7 2.1 6.0
calves 20 97.6 1.9 2.8 5.1
pigs 49 110.4 5.5 6.3 -6.6
sheep 14 117.0 3.0 3.4 18.9
poultry 57 104.0 1.8 4.2 4.5
of which chicken 39 103.2 1.4 4.1 3.9
Milk 146 112.8 2.4 3.6 2.5
of which cow milk 135 113.4 2.5 3.8 2.6
Eggs 16 106.3 3.1 41.4 -17.6
  • /// Absence of meaning due to the nature of these series
  • (1) Including vegetables for industry.
  • Sources : Insee, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Further slowdown of input purchase prices over one month

In April 2021, the purchase prices of intermediate consumption decelerated again (+0.5% after +1.2% and +2.1% in February) due to the slowdown of fertilizers and soil improver prices (+1.9% after +3.5%). Animal feed prices increased by 1.2% (after +1.1%) and plant protection product prices by 1.0% (after +1.1%). Energy prices fell back (–2.2% after +2.4%). Year on year, prices of intermediate consumption sped up again in April (+6.9% after +5.6% and +3.1%).

Prices of investment goods and services decreased over one month (–0.2% after +0.3%) and slowed down year on year (+2.7% after +3.0%).

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
2020-09 101.5
2020-10 102.1
2020-11 102.6
2020-12 103.0
2021-01 104.5
2021-02 106.4
2021-03 107.4
2021-04 107.8

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 April 2021 a month 3 months a year
Total input 1000 107.8 0.4 3.2 6.0
Intermediate consumptions 760 106.3 0.5 3.8 6.9
Energy (1) 93 111.6 -2.2 5.9 20.9
Seeds 56 96.9 0.2 0.5 -1.1
Fertilisers and soil improvers 107 99.4 1.9 11.1 10.7
Plant protection products 84 93.4 1.0 2.3 -0.3
Animal feed 214 110.9 1.2 4.4 9.6
Veterinary expenses 37 114.5 0.1 0.8 2.0
Small equipment and tools 11 104.6 4.5 3.7 4.3
Maintenance of materials 88 113.6 -0.3 0.2 3.1
Maintenance of buildings 9 111.1 0.0 0.5 2.8
Other goods and services 61 104.8 0.0 0.0 0.1
Goods and services contributing to investment 240 112.3 -0.2 1.0 2.7
Material 168 111.1 -0.1 0.3 1.2
Tractors 71 115.6 -0.2 0.5 1.2
Machinery and equipment for cultivation 33 108.5 -0.5 -0.6 1.2
Machinery and equipment for harvesting 38 108.4 -0.2 0.2 0.9
Utility vehicles 16 104.8 0.1 0.4 1.7
Buildings 72 115.3 0.0 2.7 6.9
  • (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

For March 2021, the year-on-year percentage change of Agricultural price indices has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage points at +3.6%. The year-on-year percentage change of the input purchase prices in March 2021 has been revised upwards by 0.1 percentage points at +5.0%.

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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