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Informations rapidesIn July 2021, agricultural producer prices rose by 8.2% year on year Indices of agricultural prices - July 2021

In July 2021, agricultural producer prices went up by 8.2% year on year. Excluding fruits and vegetables, they rose by 7.1% year on year (after +8.2%), but fell by 1.0% over one month (after –0.9%).

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In July 2021, agricultural producer prices went up by 8.2% year on year. Excluding fruits and vegetables, they rose by 7.1% year on year (after +8.2%), but fell by 1.0% over one month (after –0.9%).

Fall in cereal prices over one month

In July 2021, cereal prices fell (–1.7% over one month after –5.2%). Maize prices went down (–8.2% after –11.0%), while soft wheat prices rebounded (+0.6% after –4.1%), due in particular to the lateness in the French harvest and the water shortages in the United States and Russia. Year on year, cereal prices slowed down again but remained very dynamic (+17.2% after +22.8% and +25.6%).

Oilseed prices rebounded in July 2021 (+2.0% after –2.5% in June) due in particular to the droughts in North America. Soybean prices rose (+3.8% after +0.5%) more than rapeseed prices (+2.6% after –2.8%), while sunflower prices fell (–1.2% after –2.1%). Year on year, oilseed prices soared (+43.7% after +44.8%).

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
2021-06 125.6
2021-07 123.6

Producer prices of cereals

  • Source: INSEE.

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

Year on year, fresh fruit prices accelerated again in July 2021 (+25.0% after +15.0% and +14.5%). Plum prices were particularly dynamic (+56.0%). Peach prices (+41.5% after +21.8%) and nectarine prices (+36.0% after +23.2%) sped up clearly, while strawberry prices (+13.7% after –23.5%) and apricot prices (+6.1% after +12.2%) increased more moderately. Fresh vegetable prices recovered year on year (+12.1% after –2.5%) due to the acceleration of tomato prices (+43.8% after +8.1%), cucumber prices (+14.2% after +1.6%) and salad prices (+11.2% after +2.3%), as well as the rebound in courgette prices (+20.5% after –26.8%). Conversely, melon prices fell year on year (–9.5% in July).

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
2021-06 114.9
2021-07 119.3

Producer prices of fresh vegetables

  • Source: SSP (ministry in charge of agriculture)

Fall in animal prices over one month

In July 2021, animal prices fell over one month (–1.6% after +0.6%) due to the sharp fall in pig prices (–8.5% after –0.7%), which is a consequence of the large reduction in demand, particularly from China. Large cattle prices continued to rise (+0.5% after +0.9%).

Year on year, animal prices decelerated in July 2021 (+5.7% after +7.3%), in particular in connection with the slowdown in pig prices (+5.4% after +14.1%) and despite the acceleration of large cattle prices (+4.3% after +3.9%).

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
2021-04 100.1 110.4
2021-05 100.2 121.4
2021-06 101.1 120.5
2021-07 101.6 110.2

Producer prices of pigs and large cattle

  • Source: INSEE.

Fall in egg prices and acceleration of milk prices year on year

In July 2021, egg prices fell over one month (–8.5% after +3.5%) and year on year (–0.5% after +1.7%). The price of cow milk slowed down over one month (+0.3% after +1.5%) and accelerated year on year (+6.9% after +6.0%).

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 July 2021 a month 3 months a year
Agricultural goods output 1000 117.1 /// /// 8.2
excluding fruits and vegetables 906 113.6 -1.0 1.4 7.1
Crop output (excluding fruits and vegetables) 489 117.3 -0.8 0.9 8.1
Cereals 152 123.4 -1.7 -3.1 17.2
of which soft wheat 90 123.5 0.6 -3.3 13.5
grain maize 27 134.2 -8.2 -5.7 26.7
Potatoes 29 162.1 /// /// -15.9
Wines 200 106.2 -1.4 5.9 3.6
PDO wines 112 108.6 -2.9 8.6 7.7
other wines 25 101.7 2.5 9.4 1.0
Oleaginous 40 140.5 2.0 6.5 43.7
Horticultural products 35 104.8 1.0 -0.9 -0.7
Other crop products 33 98.1 0.0 -0.2 1.6
Fruit and vegetables (1) 94 142.3 /// /// 16.2
Fresh vegetables 45 119.3 /// /// 12.1
Fresh fruit 32 157.7 /// /// 25.0
Animal output 417 109.2 -1.2 2.1 5.7
Animals 255 105.4 -1.6 1.4 5.7
of which large cattle 112 101.6 0.5 1.5 4.3
calves 20 102.3 0.4 4.8 12.3
pigs 49 110.2 -8.5 -0.2 5.4
sheep 14 113.8 -1.8 -2.7 6.7
poultry 57 107.4 0.8 3.2 6.3
of which chicken 39 106.1 0.4 2.8 5.0
Milk 146 115.4 0.3 2.6 6.4
of which cow milk 135 116.2 0.3 2.7 6.9
Eggs 16 112.3 -8.5 5.6 -0.5
  • /// 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 July 2021, the purchase prices of intermediate consumption rose over one month (+1.1% after +0.8%) due to the rises in fertilizers and soil improver prices (+5.5% after +2.9%), energy prices (+1.7% after +2.1%) and animal food prices (+0.5% after +0.6%), while plant protection product prices were almost stable (–0.1% after –0.4%). Year on year, prices of intermediate consumption sped up again in July (+9.6% after +8.4% and +7.9%).

Prices of investment goods and services rose over one month (+0.4% as in June) and accelerated year on year (+5.2% after +4.6%).

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
2021-03 107.5
2021-04 107.9
2021-05 108.6
2021-06 109.4
2021-07 110.4

Purchase prices of the means of agricultural production

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

Indices of purchase prices of inputs of agricultural production (IPPIAP)

Raw data - base and reference 100 in 2015
Indices of purchase prices of inputs of agricultural production (IPPIAP) (Raw data - base and reference 100 in 2015)
Variation as % over
Weights July 2021 a month 3 months a year
Total input 1000 110.4 0.9 2.3 8.4
Intermediate consumptions 760 109.2 1.1 2.8 9.6
Energy (1) 93 118.8 1.7 6.5 21.1
Seeds 56 96.4 -0.7 -0.6 -1.1
Fertilisers and soil improvers 107 108.6 5.5 9.5 25.7
Plant protection products 84 92.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6
Animal feed 214 113.3 0.5 2.3 12.2
Veterinary expenses 37 114.0 0.3 0.1 1.2
Small equipment and tools 11 111.1 2.3 5.9 11.9
Maintenance of materials 88 114.5 0.4 0.8 2.4
Maintenance of buildings 9 112.2 0.0 0.4 3.2
Other goods and services 61 104.8 0.0 0.1 0.2
Goods and services contributing to investment 240 114.3 0.4 1.0 5.2
Material 168 112.7 0.4 1.5 3.3
Tractors 71 117.1 0.1 1.4 3.9
Machinery and equipment for cultivation 33 110.2 0.7 1.8 2.6
Machinery and equipment for harvesting 38 109.0 0.4 0.6 2.4
Utility vehicles 16 105.5 -0.3 0.7 1.7
Buildings 72 117.9 0.0 -0.3 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 June 2021, the year-on-year percentage change of Agricultural price indice has been revised upwards by 0.2 percentage points at +8.0%, compared to the previous release. The year-on-year percentage change of the input purchase prices indice in June 2021 is left unchanged at +7.5%.

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 (IPPIAP) 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 IPPIAP: https://www.insee.fr/en/metadonnees/source/indicateur/p1652/description

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