Informations Rapides · 31 October 2025 · n° 276

In September 2025, agricultural producer prices rose by 2.1% year on year Indices of agricultural prices - September 2025

In September 2025, agricultural producer prices slowed down year on year (+2.1% after +4.8% in August). Over one month, agricultural producer prices without seasonality – excluding fruits and vegetables (including potatoes), cut flowers and potted plants – fell back (‑1.1% after +0.6% in August).

Year on year, agricultural input purchase prices confirmed their way back on the rise (+0.3% in September, after +0,2% in August, and ‑0.2% in July). They were nearly stable over one month (‑0.1% after ‑0.6%).

In September 2025, the fall in cereal prices intensified clearly over one month (‑6.7% after ‑0.4% in August, and +0.7% in July), the rise of the euro against the dollar hampering the French market. Prices fell back firmly for soft wheat (‑8.9% after +1.1%), due in particular to Ukraine and Russia competition, and for barley (‑6.6% after a stability in August). The fall in prices intensified for durum wheat (‑5.7% after ‑3.6%), due to Canadian competition, and softened for maize (‑1.4% after ‑3.2%), still leaded by abundant world supply. Year on year, the drop in cereal prices intensified clearly too (‑12.3% after ‑5.9% in August, and ‑8.7% in July).

Oilseed prices slowed down over one month in September 2025 (+0.3% after +2.1% in August, and ‑0.6% in July). Rapeseed prices fell back (‑1.0% after +0.9%), due to upwards revisions of world harvests, and those of sunflowers continued to slow down (+2.6% after +4.4% in August, and +5.8% in July). Year on year, oilseed prices sped up slightly in September (+1.9% after +1.5% in August, and ‑1.9% in July).

In September 2025, fresh vegetable prices fell back clearly year on year (‑8.6% after +5.5% in August). Prices fell back for cabbages (‑16.0% after +45.9%), zucchinis (‑14.6% after +50.3%), tomatoes (‑10.8% after +9.8%) and garlic (‑1.8% after +4.5%). The fall in prices intensified firmly for cucumbers (‑28.3% after ‑6.1%) and more moderately for radishes (‑5.3% after ‑3.0%) and mushrooms (‑4.7% after ‑0.7%). It softened for carrots (‑13.4% after ‑15.4%) and leeks (‑5.9% after ‑6.7%). Prices were far below those of September 2024 for onions (‑30.2%) and chicories (‑29.5%). Besides, melons prices bounced back (+7.3% after ‑3.9%) and the rise in prices softened for salads (+0.2% after +4.8%) and eggplants (+1.9% after +16.6%).

In September 2025, fresh fruit prices fell back year on year (‑3.2% after +2.0% in August). The fall in prices intensified clearly for peach and nectarine (‑21.8% after ‑0.4%) and more moderately for plums (‑6.6% after ‑0.9%). Prices dropped by 25.1% for chestnuts and by 4.0% for apples. They fell back for grapes (‑8.5% after +2.8%). Conversely, prices went up for pears (+10.3% after +8.9%) and raspberries (+9.7% after +5.8%).

Finally, potato prices continued to fall over a year (‑22.3% after ‑15.4%).

In September 2025, animal prices continued to speed up over one month (+1.9% after +1.0% in August, and +0.8% in July). They sped up for large cattle (+4.2% after +2.5% in August) and calves (+3.8% after +1.3%), due to still very limited supply. The fall in prices intensified for pigs (‑2.7% after ‑0.6%), and softened for poultry (‑0.3% after ‑0.7%) and sheep (‑1.4% after ‑3.5%).

Year on year, animal prices continued to speed up in September 2025 (+16.6% after +14.1% in August, and +13.4% in July). They continued to speed up for large cattle (+35.5% after +29.9% and +28.5%) and calves (+15.9% after +12.4% and +11.9%), and slowed down for poultry (+1.3% after +2.2%). The fall in sheep prices intensified (‑5.3% after ‑1.3%), more strongly than for pigs (‑6.5% after ‑6.2% in August).

In September 2025, milk prices were nearly stable over one month (‑0.1% after +0.4% in August, and ‑0.9% in July). Year on year, milk prices slowed down slightly (+4.8% after +5.3% in August).

Egg prices fell back firmly over one month (‑7.6% after +1.2% in August). Year on year, egg prices rose still clearly yet slowed down (+40.8% after +59.2%).

In September 2025, purchase prices of intermediate consumption were nearly stable over one month (‑0.1% after ‑0.7% in August). The rise in energy prices (+2.7% after ‑3.6% in August) was offset by falls in prices of fertilizers and soil improvers (‑1.0% after ‑0.1%), animal feed (‑0.8% after ‑0.7%), small equipment and tools (‑0.3% after +0.7%), “other goods and services” (‑0.2% after a stability in August), and maintenance of machines (‑0.2% after +0.1%). Prices were stable for seeds (after +0.2%) and maintenance of buildings (after +0.2%). They were nearly stable for plant protection products (‑0.1% after a stability in August) and veterinary expenses (+0.1% after a stability in August). Year on year, purchase prices of intermediate consumption were nearly stable (‑0.1% after ‑0.5% in August).

In September 2025, prices of investment goods decreased slightly over one month (‑0.2% as in August). They slowed down year on year (+1.2% after +2.0%).

The year-on-year percentage change of the global index of producer prices for agricultural products in August 2025 has been revised downwards by 0.4 percentage points, at +4.8%, due in particular to the update of seed prices. The year-on-year percentage change of the global index of the purchase prices of inputs for agricultural production in August 2025 has not been revised.