Insee
Informations Rapides · 30 June 2021 · n° 176
Informations rapidesIn May 2021, agricultural producer prices rose by 7.4% year on year Indices of agricultural prices - May 2021

In May 2021, agricultural producer prices went up by 7.4% year on year. Excluding fruit and vegetables, they rose by 3.3% over one month (after +0.4%) and by 7.9% year on year (after +4.7%).

Informations rapides
No 176
Paru le :Paru le30/06/2021
Prochaine parution le : 29/08/2025 at 12:00 - July 2025
Imprimer
Découvrir la collection
Données
(zip, 377 Ko)

In May 2021, agricultural producer prices went up by 7.4% year on year. Excluding fruit and vegetables, they rose by 3.3% over one month (after +0.4%) and by 7.9% year on year (after +4.7%).

Rebound of cereal prices over one month

In May 2021, cereal prices bounced back (+4.0% after –1.5%), in the wake of the large acceleration in maize prices (+15.4% after +2.0%), due in particular to dynamic demand and limited supply. Soft wheat prices rose slightly (+0.2% after –2.1%) in anticipation of a large world demand and better than expected harvests in Europe and North America. Year on year, cereal prices accelerated (+25.6% after +19.5%).

Oilseed prices recovered significantly (+7.1% after –5.8%), notably as a result of the concerns about French production following the spring frost period. The rebound was particularly important for sunflower prices (+10.7% after –19.1%) and more moderate for rapeseed prices (+6.8% after –2.8%). Soybean prices slowed down again (+0.4% after +1.2% and +3.7%). Oilseed prices remained on a very large rise year on year (+46.7% after +38.4%).

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
2021-04 127.1
2021-05 132.2

Producer prices of cereals

  • Source: INSEE.

Acceleration in fresh fruit prices and decrease in fresh vegetable prices year on year

Year on year, fresh fruit prices sped up in May 2021 (+14.5% after +12.7%). Cherry prices were particularly dynamic (+34.2% year on year). Apple prices (+19.0% after +14.2%) and strawberry prices (+5.7% after +10.1%) rose again. Fresh vegetable prices fell year on year, but more moderately than in April (–3.3% after –18.8%), due to the continued fall at a slower pace in endive prices (–26.1% after –47.7%), cucumber prices (–15.3% after –25.3%) and tomato prices (–10.6% after –35.7%). The fall was smaller for salad prices (–2.0% after –5.5%).

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
2021-05 115.0

Producer prices of fresh vegetables

  • Source: SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Further rise in animal prices over one month

Animal prices increased again in May 2021 (+2.5% over one month after +2.2%). Pig prices rose sharply (+10.0% after +5.5%), while large cattle prices were almost stable (+0.1% after +0.7%). Year on year, animal prices sped up (+6.9% after +3.5%); pig prices rebounded sharply in May (+9.6% after –6.6%), while large cattle prices slowed down (+4.9% after +6.0%).

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
2021-05 100.2 121.4

Producer prices of pigs and large cattle

  • Source: INSEE.

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

In May 2021, egg prices accelerated (+11.5% over one month after +3.1%), but decreased again year on year (–18.3% after –17.6%). The price of cow milk slowed down over one month (+1.2% after +2.4%) and sped up year on year (+3.6% after +2.1%).

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 May 2021 a month 3 months a year
Agricultural goods output 1000 116.9 /// /// 7.4
excluding fruits and vegetables 906 115.7 3.3 3.6 7.9
Crop output (excluding fruits and vegetables) 489 121.0 4.0 1.9 10.8
Cereals 152 132.4 4.0 0.9 25.6
of which soft wheat 90 128.0 0.2 -4.1 15.2
grain maize 27 164.2 15.4 16.3 60.8
Potatoes 29 175.4 /// /// -12.7
Wines 200 106.9 6.6 4.0 3.2
PDO wines 112 110.3 10.3 6.3 5.8
other wines 25 99.9 7.4 4.3 6.3
Oleaginous 40 141.3 7.1 10.1 46.7
Horticultural products 35 103.2 -2.4 -2.6 -2.0
Other crop products 33 98.1 -0.2 -0.3 1.6
Fruit and vegetables (1) 94 128.8 /// /// 3.5
Fresh vegetables 45 115.0 /// /// -3.3
Fresh fruit 32 146.0 /// /// 14.5
Animal output 417 109.5 2.4 5.8 4.4
Animals 255 106.5 2.5 5.9 6.9
of which large cattle 112 100.2 0.1 2.1 4.9
calves 20 100.0 2.5 5.6 12.6
pigs 49 121.4 10.0 17.2 9.6
sheep 14 118.5 1.3 3.0 14.5
poultry 57 105.3 1.2 4.3 5.1
of which chicken 39 104.2 1.0 3.5 4.3
Milk 146 113.6 1.2 3.7 3.5
of which cow milk 135 114.2 1.2 4.0 3.6
Eggs 16 118.5 11.5 25.8 -18.3
  • /// Absence of meaning due to the nature of these series
  • (1) Including vegetables for industry.
  • Sources : Insee, SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Further rise in input purchase prices over one month

In May 2021, the purchase prices of intermediate consumption kept up momentum (+0.8% after +0.5%) mainly due to the increases in energy prices (+2.5% after –2.2%) and animal food prices (+1.2% after +1.1%). Year on year, prices of intermediate consumption sped up again in May (+7.8% after +6.8% and +5.5%).

Prices of investment goods and services rebounded slightly over one month (+0.3% after –0.1%) and increased by 3.8% year on year (after +3.5%).

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
2021-02 106.3
2021-03 107.5
2021-04 107.8
2021-05 108.6

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 May 2021 a month 3 months a year
Total input 1000 108.6 0.7 2.2 6.8
Intermediate consumptions 760 107.0 0.8 2.4 7.8
Energy (1) 93 114.4 2.5 2.7 23.7
Seeds 56 97.0 0.1 0.5 -1.0
Fertilisers and soil improvers 107 100.1 0.6 6.3 13.0
Plant protection products 84 93.2 0.3 2.1 -0.7
Animal feed 214 112.1 1.2 3.3 10.9
Veterinary expenses 37 113.7 -0.2 -0.4 1.4
Small equipment and tools 11 105.5 1.2 3.9 6.8
Maintenance of materials 88 113.7 0.1 0.2 2.4
Maintenance of buildings 9 111.6 0.0 0.5 3.2
Other goods and services 61 104.3 0.1 0.2 -0.4
Goods and services contributing to investment 240 113.4 0.3 1.1 3.8
Material 168 111.6 0.5 0.6 1.5
Tractors 71 116.3 0.5 0.8 1.9
Machinery and equipment for cultivation 33 109.0 0.5 0.4 1.0
Machinery and equipment for harvesting 38 108.4 0.0 0.0 0.9
Utility vehicles 16 105.1 0.3 0.4 2.1
Buildings 72 117.6 0.0 2.0 9.5
  • (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 April 2021, the year-on-year percentage change of Agricultural price indices has been revised downwards by 0.2 percentage points at +3.2%. The year-on-year percentage change of the input purchase prices in April 2021 was unchanged at +6.0%.

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

Next issue: 30 July 2021 at 12:00

Documentation

Agricultural means of production purchasing price index

Agricultural producer price index

Pour en savoir plus

: bureau-de-presse@insee.fr

Publication calendar

Time series : Indices of agricultural prices